The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose
$12.99
Secondhand paperback good condition. Published by Vintage, 1989. Roger Penrose argues that human consciousness is non-algorithmic and cannot be modeled by a conventional Turing machine or digital computer. He explores principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy, including Newtonian physics, relativity, quantum mechanics, and Gödel's incompleteness theorems, to support his thesis. Penrose hypothesizes that quantum mechanics, particularly the collapse of the quantum wavefunction, plays a key role in brain function and understanding the mind.
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