Annaka Harris Bücher

Was ist Bewusstsein? Wie entsteht es? Warum existiert es? Tut es das überhaupt? Oder handelt es sich womöglich um eine bloße Illusion? In diesem wunderbar geschriebenen Buch gibt uns Annaka Harris eine ebenso kluge wie erhellende Einführung in das komplexe Konzept des menschlichen Bewusstseins, das die Wissenschaften seit der Antike beschäftigt. Sie erörtert gängige und überraschende Erklärungsansätze und formuliert diese neu im Lichte des Zeitalters der künstlichen Intelligenz. Denn längst geht es nicht mehr nur darum, wer Bewusstsein besitzt und auf welche Weise, sondern auch was – seien es Maschinen, Computer oder Rechensysteme.

Eva walks with her mother and wonders about the things they see, from gravity to the universe, and learns that it is normal to not know the answer to questions.

As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience. What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that probe our limited understanding of consciousness. Where does it reside, and what gives rise to it? Could it be an illusion, or a universal property of all matter? As we try to understand consciousness, we must grapple with how to define it and, in the age of artificial intelligence, who or what might possess it. Conscious offers lively and challenging arguments that alter our ideas about consciousness—allowing us to think freely about it for ourselves, if indeed we can.