How We Know
by Harry Binswanger · first published 2015
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Since you seem to be interested in ideas, in how we know things, and how ideas can impact the degree to which we flourish in life, I will suggest two books to you that made a lot of sense to me. https://www.amazon.com/Objectivism-Philosophy-Ayn-Rand-Libra...…
…consciousness is simply an illusion the brain creates for itself. But you can't explain the concept 'illusion' without reference to 'consciousness', so this explanation is meaningless. https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Know-Harry-Binswanger/dp/09856... This is the book I recommend to anyone genuinely interested in the nature of consciousness.
on “Consciousness: The Mind Messing with the Mind” ↗Man had to learn how to think, then acquire knowledge. This question is part of what inspired Harry Binswanger’s book, “How We Know”: “Mankind has existed for 400,000 years. But 395,000 of those years were consumed by the Stone Age. The factor that freed men from endless toil and early death, the root cause of the elevated level…
on “The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016)” ↗