Self and Society

A series of essays on the evolution of culture, dealing with topics including the city and consciousness, evolution of the afterlife, literary and mathematical archetypes, machine consciousness and the implications of 9/11, and the invasion of Iraq.

The enlarged new edition contains extra essays and brings the author's comments on current affairs up to date with coverage of the election of Barak Obama as US President.

Keywords: Evolution, culture, consciousness, afterlife, literary archetypes, mathematical archetypes, machine consciousness, 911, Iraq War, current affairs, Barak Obama, terrorism