Going Inside: A Tour Round a Single Moment of Consciousness" ... extrapolates our current understanding of consciousness from something that happens in less than the blink of an eye--a single moment of the mind's inner workings."--Jacket. |
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Reluctant Beginnings | 1 |
Disturbing the Surface | 11 |
Ugly Questions about Chaos | 40 |
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