Shadows of the Mind
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Shadows of the Mind
Roger Penrose
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2024.
2 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
For me, it was the opposite. Reading Shadows of the Mind after GEB led me to finally see consciousness is NOT an emergent property of ordinary matter.
Where it comes up
- Gödel, Escher, Bach is the most influential book in my life (2022) 2024 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What are the best books you've ever read? 2024 · 1 recommendation