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The Mind Club
Book

The Mind Club

Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters

Viking, 2016 plus...

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Eye Opening
  • Engaging

Recommendation

This book by professors Daniel M. Wegner and Kurt Gray is a blast. Their topic is sure to spark hours of philosophical reflection. How can readers know if they really are thinking or if the dog that’s watching them think is thinking? The authors have a lively sense of irreverent humor. Their chapters discuss different kinds of minds or minds in different contexts, adding up to a varied and multifaceted conversation. Anyone with a reflective or curious bent will enjoy the authors’ insights and anecdotes. getAbstract recommends this singular approach to those who are curious about self-knowledge, understanding the mind and seeing what different approaches to the mind have to offer.

Take-Aways

  • Understanding which entities – people, animals, things – think and feel is important, but challenging.
  • People are more likely to see animals and machines as having minds if they look and move like humans and if they display suffering.
  • Because people can’t access one another’s thoughts, they must use perception.

About the Authors

Daniel M. Wegner was the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University. Kurt Gray is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he leads the Mind Perception and Morality Lab.


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