Sometimes it takes me longer than
usual to read a book. Gerald M.
Edelman’s book Bright Air, Brilliant
Fire: On the Matter of the Mind was worth the extra time. The whole idea of the mind-body
connection pervades our culture.
This book takes a stab at explaining how mind arose in our bodies. It is not light reading, but people
interested in biology, evolution, philosophy, linguistics, and (some) physics
will find it rewarding. Also, the
writer manages to be both erudite and entertainingly snarky from time to time.
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