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Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Atlantic Books (1 April 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843546698
ISBN-13: 978-1843546696
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,288 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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"The Kingdom of Infinite Space" is a journey around the part of our anatomy to which we feel most attached: our heads. In this unique combination of biological science and philosophical interrogation, Raymond Tallis takes the head apart, piece by piece, in search of the place where our souls, and consciousness, reside.From the act of blushing and the amount of manganese in our tears (tears of pain contain more than tears of distress) to the curiousness of a kiss, "The Kingdom of Infinite Space" explores the astonishing range of activities that go on inside our heads, most of which are entirely beyond our control. After escorting his readers on a fantastic voyage through every chamber of the head and brain, Raymond Tallis demonstrates that not only does consciousness not reside between our ears, but that our heads are infinitely cleverer than we are.