Praise for Mind Out of Matter
You've read the rest, now try the best. Mulhauser takes us on a wild safari tour of the outer limits of mind science. There are a lot of dangerous ideas out there; many a good mind has come back worse for the encounter. Mulhauser's technical sophistication and philosophical sensitivity make him the ideal guide. No metaphysical snake-oil here; just unswerving good sense at the frontiers of cognitive science.
- Tim van Gelder, University of Melbourne
One of the first serious applications of algorithmic information theory; fun to read!
- G.J. Chaitin, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Though I still regard myself to live in what Mulhauser calls 'Platonic Heaven' (he would place me -- as someone who believes that my mental gymnastics go beyond the physical and the computable -- in 'Platonic Hell'), reading his book was an absolute joy. It is a remarkable blend of technical know-how, smooth prose, and stimulating examples. This book can give readers command over the relevant formal landscape, while simultaneously engaging them in good old-fashioned philosophical reflection.
- Selmer Bringsjord, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
We all know that chaos, neural nets, and consciousness must be connected. Mulhauser's challenging book gives us the first thought-out account of what the connections could be.
- Adam Morton, University of Bristol
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