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Dreaming of Readers

William X. Adams Posted on October 26, 2021 by William X. AdamsOctober 26, 2021

Any review is extremely hard to get, so I was pleased to get a good one for Alien Dream Machine from ReadersFavorite.com.  Here is part of it: Readers Favorite.com: Five Stars! “… a narcoleptic private investigator’s adventures with an alien … Continue reading →

Posted in Phane Series | Tagged consciousness, dreams, gambling, humorous science fiction, Las Vegas, narcolepsy, Oslo, philosophical science fiction, psychokinesis, psychological science fiction, sci-fi, science fiction, sleep

Brainless Book Wins Award!

William X. Adams Posted on May 17, 2021 by William X. AdamsMay 17, 2021

Mind Without Brain, a short (159 pp) nonfiction essay, is a finalist for the best nonfiction of 2021 at Next Generation Indie Book Awards (https://indiebookawards.com)! Any time an essay in philosophical psychology wins a prize, you know it has to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged cognitive psychology, consciousness, experience, feelings, introspection, intuition, mental architecture, mind, mind-body problem, philosophical psychology, philosophy of mind, reductionism, thinking

Lugging a Body Through the World

William X. Adams Posted on April 30, 2021 by William X. AdamsMay 1, 2021

Why do we have bodies? We lug over a hundred pounds of meat and water with us everywhere we go. Wouldn’t life be better if that weren’t necessary? Our minds are connected to our bodies and therefore to the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged body, body image, consciousness, embodiment, feelings, learning, mind, mind-body problem, philosophical psychology

Alien Dreams

William X. Adams Posted on March 27, 2021 by William X. AdamsMarch 27, 2021

Alien Dream Machine, the third volume in the Phane series, has launched. Phane Vikos is the alien from planet Vikos who has been stranded on Earth since the first book in the trilogy. His partner Flooma appears in this one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Phane Series | Tagged aliens, dice, dreams, first contact, gambling, imagination, Las Vegas, narcolepsy, Oslo, probability theory, reality, REM sleep, sleep

A Mind Without a Brain?

William X. Adams Posted on January 14, 2021 by William X. AdamsJanuary 14, 2021

Is the mind the same thing as the brain? Not at all. The brain is an organ, three pounds of protein, fat, and water. The mind, though, is made of ideas, hopes, images, memories, words. Those weigh nothing, take up … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged brain, explanation, feelings, introspection, language, mental architecture, mental process, mind, mind-body problem, phenomenology, philosophical psychology, reason, reductionism

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