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Discognition

Author	: Steven Shaviro
Publisher	: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages	: 249
Release	: 2016-03-29
ISBN-10	: 9781910924068
ISBN-13	: 1910924067
Rating	: 4/5 (067 Downloads)

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Download or read book Discognition written by Steven Shaviro and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is consciousness? What is it like to feel pain, or to see the color red? Do robots and computers really think? For that matter, do plants and amoebas think? If we ever meet intelligent aliens, will we be able to understand what they say to us? Philosophers and scientists are still unable to answer questions like these. Perhaps science fiction can help. In Discognition, Steven Shaviro looks at science fiction novels and stories that explore the extreme possibilities of human and alien sentience.

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