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Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-centre is connected to sexual activity, and calls... Read Full Overview

In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse.

Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-centre is connected to sexual activity and calls in... Read Full Overview

Consciousness is arguably the most important area within contemporary philosophy ofmind and perhaps the most puzzling aspect of the world. Despite an explosion of research fromphilosophers, psychologists, and scientists, attempts to explain consciousness inneurophysiological,... Read Full Overview

In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse.