Books like Consciousness explained

Consciousness explained by Daniel C. Dennett reads as analytical, provocative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

Daniel C. Dennett · 2017

Shares the human thread

86% genome match

The society of mind

Marvin Minsky · 1986

Shares the human thread

81% genome match

Good and real

Gary L. Drescher · 2006

Shares the human thread

75% genome match

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas Hofstadter · 1979

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

Beyond the Brain

Louise Barrett · 2011

Shares the human thread

78% genome match

The Conscious Mind

David J. Chalmers · 1996

Shares the human thread

76% genome match

The Singularity Is Near

Ray Kurzweil · 2005

Shares the human thread

70% genome match

The creative mind

Margaret A. Boden · 1990

Both explore artificial intelligence

72% genome match

The large, the small and the human mind

Roger Penrose · 1997

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

Mind and Nature

Gregory Bateson · 1979

Both explore mind

66% genome match

Minds, brains, and science

John R. Searle · 1984

Shares the human thread

69% genome match

The invention of memory

Israel Rosenfield · 1988

Shares the human thread

70% genome match