Consciousness, Life and the Universe

ISBN-13: 9781032636856 / Twarda / 2024 / 232 str.

Xue Fan

Opis

What is consciousness? What is life? What is the universe? This book explores these three interconnected questions, providing deep insights into the past, present and future of consciousness research.

Spis treści

Foreword by Sten Grillner  Introduction: The Ultimate Questions of Consciousness, Life and the Universe  1. A Tale of Millions of Years: The Origin of Consciousness Research (from the Old Stone Age to the Middle Ages)   2. A Five-Century Quest: Explaining Consciousness (17th century – today)  3. Towards the Ultimate Understanding of Consciousness: Tracing the Deep Roots in Life and the Universe  4. Expand Consciousness: Towards the Unknown  5. Conclusion: Create the Future 

O autorze

Xue Fan is a researcher in epistemology and history of science and technology at the Brain Mind

Institute at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), specializing in

neuroscience and consciousness studies. Xue Fan gained a PhD in epistemology and history of

science and technology as well as a PhD in literature and philosophy from Paris Diderot

University.