Table of Contents
Initial Value Problem 1
Stage I Molecule Minds
Chapter 1 First Mind / Purpose 7
Chapter 2 Archaea Mind / Targeting 15
Chapter 3 Bacteria Mind I / Decision-Making 27
Chapter 4 Bacteria Mind II / Memory 35
Chapter 5 Amoeba Mind / Communication 47
Stage II Neuron Minds
The Metropolis Principle 65
Chapter 6 Hydra Mind / Multitasking 73
Chapter 7 Roundworm Mind / Centralization 85
Chapter 8 Flatworm Mind / Perception 95
Chapter 9 Fly Mind / Representation 105
Stage III Module Minds
The Unified Mathematics of the Self 121
Chapter 10 Fish Mind / The Preconscious Proletariat 133
Chapter 11 Frog Mind / How 149
Chapter 12 Tortoise Mind / What 161
Chapter 13 Rat Mind / Where 177
Chapter 14 Bird Mind / When 191
Chapter 15 Monkey Mind / Why 205
Chapter 16 Chimpanzee Mind / The Consciousness Cartel 223
Stage IV Superminds
The Darkness 243
Chapter 17 Human Mind / Language 253
Chapter 18 Sapiens Supermind I / Civilization 279
Chapter 19 Sapiens Supermind II / Self 301
The Light 325
The Tandava 335
Acknowledgments 341
Notes 343
Bibliography 373
Index 405