CSflim

Inspired by rogue's thread Suggested Reading or Watching for our Philosophers, where people make general recommendations for philosophical books. Here I propose that people could ask for a book on a specific topic, and have people make recommendations.

Personally I am looking to read a book about human consciousness. As you may have noticed from reading my other posts on this board, I am above all a rationalist, so I am not interested in reading a book involving pseudoscience, mysticism or other "magical" examinations.
That being said, I'm not looking for a book on neurology either! Preferably the book should take into account modern science, including (the non-deterministic) quantum physics.

On a related note, I am also interested in a general introduction to psychology. Nothing too heavy. Again it should be firmly grounded in reality. I have read a little on Freud's theory of dreams, and found it very speculative, and not really based on any kind of evidence.

So if anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear from you. Or if you are looking for a book on a particular topic, post your request here!

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YourNeverThere

I am in the same position, at least on an intro to things. I just read an into to Soren Kerkengaard, or however you spell his name and it was great, i couldnt put it down

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. . . . . . . someone famous once said "when I want to read a good book . . I write one!"

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Meaty Urologist

Hey, I work in a bookstore, so I do this sort of thing all the time. Hope my experience pays off...

You should take a look at The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by Antonio R. Damasio. I'm not sure if that's exactly what you're looking for, but I've read a coulple of chapters and thought it very interesting. One of the chapters deals with the role of memory in consciousness, specifically the case of a man with no short term memory. He could remember his childhood, but he couldn't remember what he did yesterday. (Just like in Memento.) Damasio takes this case to study what role memory plays in human consciousness, etc.

Anyway, tell me if this is along the lines of what you're looking fer. Word 2 tha mother.

Cumhachd

I dunno about books... when I was being taught, my teacher just took excerpts from whatever and gave us a 400-page binder every now and then. Cheapest class ever.
But, there's a lot of public domain material by some of the most interesting philosophers (Kant, Kirkegaard, Nietzsche, Hume, etc.), so some looking around on the net will probably yield a lot of material.

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