mimi10v3The mind as an active loop between perception, body, environment, and explanation. Gibson, predictive processing, reason, consciousness, and strange loops resist the idea that thought happens only inside the skull.
The recorded ratings average 6.3/10, with 0 perfect tens. Recurring authors include Douglas R. Hofstadter.
A place to begin
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Mimi’s noteI know it isn't popular to admit, but I didn't really enjoy GEB - maybe I read it too late vs adjacent books on these topics, but it felt like a tease, all sizzle and allusion never qui…
8/10Intelligence : CognitionMindfulness in 3D
About the bookA fresh approach to mindfulness, perception, and awareness in a multi-dimensional framework.
8/10Intelligence : CognitionThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
About the bookJames J. Gibson challenges the dominant cognitive tradition by arguing that perception is a direct, active process rather than a construction built from sensory data. He introduces the…
8/10Intelligence : CognitionThe Enigma of Reason
About the bookHugo Mercier and Dan Sperber challenge the traditional view of reason as a solitary tool for finding truth. Instead, they propose an interactionist account: reason evolved primarily to…
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| Active Inference: The Free Energy Principle in Mind, Brain, and Behavior | Thomas Parr, Giovanni Pezzulo, Karl J. Friston | 2022 | — | In catalog | → |
| From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds | Daniel C. Dennett | 2017 | — | Unread | → |
| Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid | Douglas R. Hofstadter | 1979 | 4 | Read | → |
| I Am a Strange Loop | Douglas R. Hofstadter | 2007 | 6 | Read | → |
| It's All in Your Head: A Guide to Understanding Your Brain and Boosting Your Brain Power | Susan L. Barrett | 1985 | 4 | Read | → |
| Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain | Nick Chater | 2018 | — | In catalog | → |
| Mindfulness in 3D | Peter Nobes | 2016 | 8 | Read | → |
| Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind | Andy Clark | 2016 | — | Partly read | → |
| The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception | James J. Gibson | 1979 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Enigma of Reason | Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber | 2017 | 8 | Read | → |