Neuropath
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Neuropath
R. Scott Bakker
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2010–2020.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
A technothriller about all sorts of fun things you can do by directly rewiring peoples' brains with near-future neurosurgery.
Neuropath by R. Scott Bakker - more on how consciousness works, this time through a work of fiction
Scott's MO through all of his books is to write about free will, specifically the idea that we don't possess it and that our brain makes decisions by itself and that consciousness is an illusion.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011 2011 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? 2010 · 1 recommendation