Over the past sixty years, many scientists have disregarded the study of philosophy and labeled the conscious mind as indefinable. But the truth is that ever since the Reformation, science and philosophy have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. Philosophy provides science with both its creative spark and ethical guidelines, while advances in science continuously redefine the boundaries of philosophical thought.

Both disciplines have the same goal: uncovering the secrets of the universe and our place within it. In "Science and Mind," physicist and cryptologist John Bart Wilburn...