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It is excellent. I read it a few years ago and we are now studying it (on my recomenmendation) as part of a philsophy group. It is always worth a reread. And now I am reading it again and making an ammend to a serious omition in the book. Namely an index.
In the defense of the lack of index, part of the books romantic appeal is that it is written mostly in the hyperthetical. They are n ontheless allegoric to the real problem of consciousness.
There are many different levels to read it and you can form your own conclusions just as you can in what has been called the hard problem anyway.
Paul Broks, if you can see this comment or someone can show it to him, interesting question, has Derek Parfitt ever read you penultimate chapter and how does he compare it with his relevant points in 'Reasons and Persons'.
PS as a new user the blogsite asks me if I am a robot. I dont think so but in chapter one (and maybe elsewhere Ill tell you when Ive sorted out this blasted index Dr Broks!) does discuss the zombie possibility
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Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology by Paul Broks
Mark Beaumont., June 22, 2009
It is excellent. I read it a few years ago and we are now studying it (on my recomenmendation) as part of a philsophy group. It is always worth a reread. And now I am reading it again and making an ammend to a serious omition in the book. Namely an index.In the defense of the lack of index, part of the books romantic appeal is that it is written mostly in the hyperthetical. They are n ontheless allegoric to the real problem of consciousness.
There are many different levels to read it and you can form your own conclusions just as you can in what has been called the hard problem anyway.
Paul Broks, if you can see this comment or someone can show it to him, interesting question, has Derek Parfitt ever read you penultimate chapter and how does he compare it with his relevant points in 'Reasons and Persons'.
PS as a new user the blogsite asks me if I am a robot. I dont think so but in chapter one (and maybe elsewhere Ill tell you when Ive sorted out this blasted index Dr Broks!) does discuss the zombie possibility