Blindsight (2006) and Echopraxia (2014) are two philosophically dense, science fiction novels that explore profound questions about consciousness, intelligence, and the nature of humanity. Blindsight follows a crew of individuals with abnormal neurological conditions sent to make first contact with an alien intelligence, examining whether consciousness is truly necessary for intelligence.
Blindsight and Echopraxia by Peter Watts
Blindsight and Echopraxia by Peter Watts
Blindsight and Echopraxia by Peter Watts
Blindsight (2006) and Echopraxia (2014) are two philosophically dense, science fiction novels that explore profound questions about consciousness, intelligence, and the nature of humanity. Blindsight follows a crew of individuals with abnormal neurological conditions sent to make first contact with an alien intelligence, examining whether consciousness is truly necessary for intelligence.