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Book Title: Great Minds Don't Think Alike : Debates on Consciousness, Reality, Intelligence, Faith, Time, AI, Immortality, and the Human
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Marcelo Gleiser
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Mind & Body, General, Physics / General
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages