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Shadows of the mind : a search for the missing science of consciousness

by Roger Penrose

This volume examines the physical basis of consciousness, arguing that human thought transcends computation. It explores quantum mechanics, Gödel's incompleteness theorem, and microbiology to propose that a new physics is required to understand the mind.

Accession 5688 ISBN 0198539789 Publisher Oxford University Press
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