Great minds don't think alike : debates on consciousness, reality, intelligence, faith, time, AI, immortality, and the human / edited and with commentary by Marcelo Gleiser.

Other author Gleiser, Marcelo editor, writer of added commentary.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2022]
Descriptionxi, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Philosophy.

Portion of title Great minds do not think alike
Abstract "From Fall 2016 to Fall 2019 Marcelo Gleiser conducted a series of nine public dialogues between eminent scientists and humanists on challenging topics and ideas whose very definitions and meanings are disputed. Sponsored by the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth College, founded by Gleiser, these events were held in theaters and universities across the US and immediately followed by workshops, open to the public, at which attendees could converse directly with participants. Great Minds Don't Think Alike collects edited versions of these discussions, which set an example, in a time when public discourse is seriously threatened, of how people can engage in a fruitful exchange of ideas even when they strongly disagree. The cast of characters is stellar: David Chalmers and Antonio Damasio on consciousness, Sean Carroll and Alan Wallace on reality, Patricia Churchland and Jill Tarter on the future of intelligence, Rebecca Goldstein and Alan Lightman on faith, Jimena Canales and Paul Davies on time, Ed Boyden and Mark O'Connell on transhumanism, Elizabeth Kolbert and Siddhartha Mukherjee on immortality, and Jeremy DeSilva, David Grinspoon, and Tasneem Zehra Husain on being human"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Gleiser, Marcelo. Great minds don't think alike New York : Columbia University Press, 2021 9780231555371
LCCN 2021022050
ISBN9780231204101 hardcover
ISBN0231204108 hardcover
ISBN9780231204118 paperback
ISBN0231204116 paperback
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