Mind Body Philosophy

Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale? Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the classic, multimillion-copy number one bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, explores these questions and many more in this profound, poetic, and poignant masterpiece of living and aging joyfully and creatively. Later life can be filled with many challenges, but it can also be one of the most beautiful and rewarding passages in anyone's lifetime.

In an age where AI chatbots hold surprisingly human conversations and machines generate artistic masterpieces, the line between the artificial and the real is getting uncomfortably blurry. Can machines be conscious? Do they have rights? Are we even as special as we thought? " Artificial Consciousness and the Western Self" dives into the profound philosophical questions triggered by the relentless march of artificial intelligence. Through an accessible and engaging lens, this book examines: The mind-body problem and why robots having “feelings” challenges our fundamental understanding of...