Evan Thompson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Philosopher, writer. Author of MIND IN LIFE (2007); WAKING, DREAMING, BEING (2015); WHY I AM NOT A BUDDHIST (2020). Married to @beckettodd BlueSky: evanthompson
Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System
Alicia JuarreroEvan ThompsonAlicia Juarrero's 1999 Dynamics in Action changed everything for me and had a huge influence on my Mind in Life. I won't be surprised if this one changes everything too: Context Changes Everything https://t.co/15gwn6QYs6
Paperback, 2002
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
James LovelockEvan ThompsonWriting Gaia: The Scientific Correspondence of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis | Ecology and conservation https://t.co/igpLG4lmLW via @CUPAcademic
Paperback, 2016
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Other Lives: Mind and World in Indian Buddhism
Sonam KachruEvan Thompson@seansmithphd reviews @bsod_nams on Vasubandhu in the journal Mind: Other Lives: Mind and World in Indian Buddhism, by Sonam Kachru https://t.co/9HsXo47BIk
Paperback, 2021
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Living in Time: The Poetry of C. Day Lewis
Albert GelpiEvan ThompsonLooking forward to this excellent book on #HenriBergson by Barry Allen: Living in Time https://t.co/kifuHZwb2f
Hardcover, 1998
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The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age
Hans JonasEvan Thompson"Act so that the effects of your action are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life." -- Hans Jonas, The Imperative of Responsibility.
Paperback, 1985
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Advanced Topics in Cybernetics: Self Organization
Weldon LippoldEvan ThompsonWhen I was a grad student in the 1980s I read Alicia Juarrero's brilliant 1985 Review of Metaphysics paper, "Self-Organization: Kant's Concept of Teleology & Modern Chemistry." A fantastic paper way ahead of its time. It's long shaped how I think about Kant and self-organization. https://t.co/B767kluSmo
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Creative Evolution
H. BergsonEvan ThompsonWe just finished reading Bergson's Creative Evolution in my graduate seminar, and lo and behold, a new translation has appeared. Bergson was fluent in English and oversaw the earlier translation, so it will be interesting to see how this new one differs. https://t.co/owePZxtkEp
Paperback, 2020
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Philosophy of Right
G. W. F. HegelEvan Thompson@anteluca I know we read Hegel's Philosophy of Right. I may still have the syllabus somewhere. I'll look when I'm next in my office.
Paperback, 2005
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Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind
Evan ThompsonEvan ThompsonChinese translation of my book, Mind in Life, listed at douban. Strangely, under "About the author" (作者简介) it identifies @davidchalmers42 as the author! https://t.co/M7bobtITH3
Paperback, 2010
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Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy
Evan ThompsonEvan Thompson8 years ago this month: Evan Thompson’s ‘Waking, Dreaming, Being’ - The New York Times https://t.co/nIMBT430kI
Paperback, 2017
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