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Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self (The Terry Lectures Series)
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| Part No: | 0300145187 |
| Manufacturer: | Yale University Press |
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| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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| An Incomparable Mind | 2010-08-18 | 5 / 5 |
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| Get over it, Belly-Achers. Robinson's prose isn't for the "chew it up, spit it out" reader. And to state or imply that she writes anything with an eye on the almighty dollar defies a response. Read and learn. |
| Overly Dense | 2010-08-11 | 2 / 5 |
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The subject matter of this book is of great interest to me, unfortunately Robinson's writing style is so dense, convoluted and full of arcane references that I really had trouble understanding it. Perhaps I am not as intelligent as I should be, but I couldn't write much about the content itself due to my inability to follow Robinson down her intellectual rabbit hole.
As I said, the places where religion and science meet consciousness is a fascinating subject, but I was unable to follow this text. Robinson's intellectual fireworks were too blinding for me! |
| A scratch on the surface of proper perspective | 2010-08-10 | 5 / 5 |
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| This book does what every good book of its kind should do. It raises issues while putting others in perspective. Ms. Robinson highlights the conundrum of trusting objectivity and tackles the issue of broad reaching conclusions based on early and narrow evidence. In my view, a triumph for thoughtful empiricism. Kudos. |
| Unfocused and unnecessarily difficult to read | 2010-08-05 | 1 / 5 |
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The writing style only serves to obscure the message.
Having been intrigued with the topic of reconciling faith with religion for many years, I so wanted to like this book. The description seemed to indicate I'd find a fresh perspective on this issue. While I have only labored through the introduction and half of the first essay, I find the writing unnecessarily verbose, to the point that the arguments are a chore to read. While there may be some substance worth the work here, I can see no literary reason to make the reader work so hard to discern the author's point.
Scott Kalkin |
| To force the mind to do its own thinking | 2010-07-23 | 5 / 5 |
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It was Whitehead, as I recall, who said, "The sole purpose of reading is to force the mind to do its own thinking." Absence of Mind can do that. Whether you agree with the premises, observations and conclusions may be less important than that this book can, if you read it, without prejudice, intent on considering her journey through human nature and the exploration of what it is to be fully human.
My five is the result of a three (for content) plus a two for her causation of me to consider possibilities I would not have explored in idle moments.
The only thing missing, for me, is a recommended reacing list to augment her revelations of the "read with caution" examples. |
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