The mind-body problem
by Rebecca Goldstein · first published 1985
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…philosophers and nonmathematicians were interested in this rather esoteric bit of mathematics, and I certainly got that from the book. Nonetheless, if you want a better book by the author, I recommend The Mind-Body Problem over this one.
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