The AI Delusion
This refreshing, amusing and frank book dispels many myths about the nature of AI when compared with human intelligence, with a stimulating range of examples.…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Consciousness Demystified
Authors: Jon M. Mallat, Todd E. Feinberg
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Consciousness & Neuroscience
After Consciousness Explained comes Consciousness Demystified based on a model of neurobiological naturalism related to the ideas of John Searle but based in evolution and…… Read More »
GAZING AT THE STARS
Steve is a long-standing member of the Scientific and Medical Network, and he has recently written a novella that introduces an interesting set of philosophical/political/sociological…… Read More »
World State; World Constitution; Peace for Our Time
The idea of a world state or world government has a long history, and aspirations towards this have taken various forms. In these three books,…… Read More »
FACING GAIA
This dense and erudite book is an elaboration of the Gifford Lectures on natural religion delivered at the University of Edinburgh. Bruno Latour may be…… Read More »
THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF ORGANIC FARMING
Gregory Barton is Professor of History at Western Sydney University and the University of Johannesburg, whose earlier books include Empire Forestry and the Origins of…… Read More »
FREE, EQUAL AND MUTUAL
This volume explains the origins and contemporary relevance of Rudolf Steiner's Threefolding, developed as a contribution to conditions for lasting peace in war-torn Germany between…… Read More »
The Sacred Revival: Magic, Mind and Meaning in a Technological Age
The role of consciousness has never been more fiercely debated than it is today. It is as if some new organ has recently been discovered…… Read More »
HOW EMOTIONS ARE MADE
Normally we would probably say 'feeling is believing' but there is no mistake in the headline. This book presents a new understanding of the emotions…… Read More »
UNDERSTANDING DEEPER DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS IN CHILDREN
In this fascinating book Adam Blanning, an MD and founder of the Denver Center for Anthroposophical Therapies, delves deeply into the tradition of Anthroposophical Medicine…… Read More »