The problem with so many of these books is that there's been a lot of criticism and praise for all of them, tear downs, rebuttals, critiques, etc; not to mention various kinds of "evidence" both in support and against the various theories involved. The history of the ideas is long and convoluted, and is almost impossible to sort out today without a long and concerted effort on the part of the reader.
I prefer to take the information as more a "tour de force" - information to inspire my thinking, and where it seems to be relevant (or has supporting evidence of efficacy), application of it to problems at hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind%27s_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Strange_Loop
Also - you might enjoy Kevin Kelly's book, "Out of Control":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Control_(Kevin_Kelly_bo...
Oh - and in a similar vein, Marvin Minsky's book "Society of Mind":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Mind
The problem with so many of these books is that there's been a lot of criticism and praise for all of them, tear downs, rebuttals, critiques, etc; not to mention various kinds of "evidence" both in support and against the various theories involved. The history of the ideas is long and convoluted, and is almost impossible to sort out today without a long and concerted effort on the part of the reader.
I prefer to take the information as more a "tour de force" - information to inspire my thinking, and where it seems to be relevant (or has supporting evidence of efficacy), application of it to problems at hand.
I hope that makes sense...