Echopraxia
2014 • 384 pages

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Average rating3.7

15

I think I'm going to have to read this one again to get the most out of it, just like its predecessor, Blindsight. Definitely worth a read if you're interested in philosophy of mind or neurobiology (and you enjoy your science sometimes turned into fiction).

Two comments, from the first read:
1. Like some other books I love, I wish the author would actually tease out fewer concepts in more depth. This thing has vampires and zombies, god-as-a-virus, mind-control from light-years away, various kinds of hacked brains/consciousness(es), and more–any of which could have been the kernel of a great book.

2. I hope Watts has read Daniel Dennett's “Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting”, because it contains myriad answers to some of the questions he raises regarding free will (especially those in the back matter).

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