{"product_id":"mind-games-9781444337099","title":"Mind Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original and innovative book is an exploration of one of the key mysteries of the mind, the question of consciousness. Conducted through a one month course of both practical and entertaining ''thought experiments'', these stimulating mind-games are used as a vehicle for investigating the complexities of the way the mind works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBy turns, fun, eye-opening and intriguing approach to thinking about thinking, which contains inventive and engaging ''thought experiments'' for the general reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes specially drawn illustrations by the French avant-garde artist, Judit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReunites the social science disciplines of psychology, sociology and political theory with the traditional concerns of philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great book and well worth the self-indulgence, one day at a time.\" (Metapsychology, 27 December 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"I would recommend its purchase for the general reader who is already interested in thinking, philosophy and is willing to invest time and thought into getting the most out of the book. For the more academic professional it may seem too light hearted.\" (Encephalitis Society, 1 April 2011)  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The upshot is that readers of this book who already have a philosophical bent will enjoy engaging with it at a discursive level while the more general reader will gain a deeper sense of the diversity and quirkiness, the subtleties and complexities, of that infinite inner world which is the mind.\" (\u003ci\u003eSuite101.com\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Cohen is an author who specialises in popular books on philosophy, social science and politics and, essentially, this new one is an introduction to thinking about thinking. It blends psychological and social studies with philosophical theory for the first time, eschewing technical jargon and using easily understood scenarios to demonstrate the theme.\" \u003ci\u003e(www.mysteriousplanet.net\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is very much in that vein of bringing philosophy to the masses and encouraging people to think.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Readers of this book who already have a philosophical bent will enjoy engaging with it at a discursive level while the more general reader will gain a deeper sense of the diversity and quirkiness, the subtleties and complexities, of that infinite inner world which is the mind.\" (\u003ci\u003ewww.suite101.com,\u003c\/i\u003e November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eForward!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow To Use This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 1: Influencing the Reptile Mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 1. Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Spend all day trying only to think for\u003c\/i\u003e yourself\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 2. Identifying the Reptile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Identify, and talk to, the reptile in your head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 3. The Fallacy of the Lonely Fact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask:Try testing someone’s sense of randomness. Offer them a little bet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 4. The Immortals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Write (or at least start) a book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 5. My Three Favourite Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Complete an innocuouslooking survey about animals..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 6. The Prison of the Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Attempt to escape ….\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 7. Trappism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Don’t talk to anyone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek 2: Observing the Development of Little Minds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 8. Dotty Experiments on Teddies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Get Piaget and Teddy to try to unconserve the numbers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 9. (a.m.) The Cow in the Field-that-gets-built-on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Make a board game for children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) The Mountains of Egocentricity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Construct a device to measure egocentricity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(evening) Behave Yourself!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Apply behaviourist principles to those around you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 10. The Dissonance of the $1 Volunteers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Make the children (or employees, or partners) do some boring repetitive activities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 11. Investigating Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Memory test: how many of the words can you remember?.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 12. Jargon for Dummies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Manage someone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 13. Be Lucky!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Find out how unlucky you are.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 14. This Is Not a Self-help Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask: Boil down a self-help book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 3: Experiments in\u003c\/i\u003e Practical \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 15. The Upside-down Goggles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Make – and wear – some special goggles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 16. Fire-walking and Cold Baths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Prepare a bed of red-hot coals or wood embers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 17. R-pentomino.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Make some of your very own microbes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 18. (a.m.) Proprioception (Scratching Noses Test).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Fool your senses into believing your nose is several feet long\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Hear the McGurk Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Fool your senses into hearing things that aren’t there …\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 19. (a.m) Go for a Long Walk on the Much Too Long Coastal Path.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Measure it in centimetres\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Make a Bed of Nails.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Lie on it overnight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 20. Now Getting Really Rather Dangerous ….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Look at something boring on the Internet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 21. Doodle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Draw something.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek 4: Miscellaneous Philosophical Investigations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 22. (a.m.) Molyneux’s Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: No more dangerous tasks. Pause to\u003c\/i\u003e conceptualise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Mary’s Room.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest 3: Why is this one here?.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 23. Unable To See Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Check who you are living with is the same person as yesterday.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 24. Cascade Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Chair (or rather rig) a discussion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 25. Explain Yourself!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Try to predict your day.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 26. Investigating Un-Reason and Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Play on ambiguity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 27. Subliminal Messages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Become aware of hidden messages all around you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 28. (a.m.) The Power of Prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Pray a little\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Pray for Good Crops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Pray a little bit harder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 29. The Horror and the Beauty. Or Vice Versa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Have a vision – or at least a dream.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 30. Strange Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Conduct some telepathy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 31. Manipulating Minds down on the Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTask: Read between the lines …\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebriefing\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 1: Influencing the Reptile Mind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 1. Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 2. Identifying the Reptile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 3. The Fallacy of the Lonely Fact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 4. The Immortals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 5. My Three Favourite Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 6. The Prison of the Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 7. Trappism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 2: Observing the Development of Little Minds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 8. Dotty Experiments on Teddies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 9. (a.m.) The Cow in the Field-that-gets-built-on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) The Mountains of Egocentricity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(evening) Behave Yourself!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 10. The Dissonance of the $1 Volunteers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 11. Investigating Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 12. Jargon for Dummies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 13. Be Lucky!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 14. This Is Not a Self-help Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 3: Experiments in\u003c\/i\u003e Practical\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 15. The Upside-down Goggles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 16. Fire-walking and Cold Baths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 17. R-pentomino.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 18. (a.m.) Proprioception (Scratching Noses Test).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Hear the McGurk Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 19. (a.m.) Go for a Long Walk on the Much Too Long Coastal Path.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Make a Bed of Nails.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 20. Now Getting Really Rather Dangerous ….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 21. Doodle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek 4: Miscellaneous Philosophical Investigations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 22. (a.m.) Molyneux’s Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Mary’s Room.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 23. Unable To See Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 24. Cascade Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 25. Explain Yourself!.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 26. Investigating Un-Reason and Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 27. Subliminal Messages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 28. (a.m.) The Power of Prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(p.m.) Pray for Good Crops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 29. The Horror and the Beauty Or Vice Versa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 30. Strange Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay 31. Manipulating Minds down on the Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Suggestions for Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408390889815,"sku":"9781444337099","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444337099.jpg?v=1730502726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mind-games-9781444337099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}