Books by author: Gerald Edelman

This purports to be a biological theory of mind. In it, Edelman touts his "Neural Darwinism" theory and makes wildly exaggerated claims about how it explains consciousness and human thought. There is no doubt that his low level ideas are a useful direction for research, but his conclusions seem wholly unfounded. We need better theories to bridge neurophysiology to human thought. In my opinion, Dennett's Consciousness Explained offers better ways to think about consciousness, and Minsky's The Society of Mind offers better ways to think about the complexity of mind. Your mileage may vary.