7 papers in the library · publishing 2018-2026
Open Book Publishers October 14, 2026 Last Name
The poetry of Mei-mei Berssenbrugge explores the correspondences between human perception and the rhythms of elements that make up the cosmos, stretching in scale from the shape of specific molecules that plants may use to communicate to the astrophysics of stars. My reading of Berssenbrugge’s poetry is situated at the lower end of this range of scales, focusing on how Berssenbrugge envisions...
Open Book Publishers October 14, 2026 T. Brandt
The 21st century has seen a growing interest in the microbial world and its influence on human behaviour and cognition, particularly in debates on embodied and extended cognition and the emerging concept of the ‘holobiont mind.’ Through an analysis of M. R. Carey’s The Girl with All the Gifts, David Walton’s The Genius Plague, Tade Thompson’s The Wormwood Trilogy, and Premee Mohamed’s The...
Open Book Publishers January 27, 2025 Gabriella Stanchina
The first chapter of this volume is devoted to a critical overview of the modern and contemporary theories about the self. The aim of this overview is to highlight the centrality of this question in the modern scientific and philosophical discourse, as well as to provide a background for a better appreciation of the originality and specificity of Mou’s thought on self. Thanks to the development...
Open Book Publishers October 17, 2023 Paul Matthews
Consciousness must start from somewhere, or be triggered by something. The science is contested, but gives us some paradigms and suggestions of what could be the hallmarks and drivers of sentience. We relate these to examples by Calvino showing the emergence of purpose, Shelley’s Frankenstein illustrating the influence of reflection and associative learning on independence of mind and...
Open Book Publishers October 17, 2023 Paul Matthews
Telepathy and joint consciousness have long been a feature in SF stories. Here, we sample several visions and see how cognitive theory and brain-brain communication technology relate to the scope and plausibility of these fictional portrayals. One dimension of variation here is between possession and mind manipulation on the one hand, and an equitable and beneficent sharing of consciousness on...
Open Book Publishers March 6, 2018 David Gamez
Human and Machine Consciousness presents a new foundation for the scientific study of consciousness. It sets out a bold interpretation of consciousness that neutralizes the philosophical problems and explains how we can make scientific predictions about the consciousness of animals, brain-damaged patients and machines.
Open Book Publishers March 6, 2018 David Gamez
Consciousness is largely a mystery to man: we know next to nothing about its relationship to the physical world. In order to fathom and understand it, there are some obstacles which need to be overcome, that is, the metaphysical theories of consciousness, and the ‘hard’ problem of consciousness. Some of these obstacles cannot even be overcome. This book will endeavour to neutralize the...