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(2009) New realities, Dordrecht, Springer.

The word for world is forest — ghosts in the machine

Alan Dunning , Paul Woodrow

pp. 94-97

In LeGuin's novel The Word for World is Forest1. she presents a fictional forest that serves as a collective mind for its inhabitants living somewhere between dream time and world time. In the Einstein's Brain Project, the idea of the forest has come not only to suggest a model for the brain, but also to provide a rich environment for the exploration of ideas about consciousness and representation.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-78891-2_21

Full citation:

Dunning, A. , Woodrow, P. (2009)., The word for world is forest — ghosts in the machine, in R. Ascott, G. Bast, W. Fiel, M. Jahrmann & R. Schnell (eds.), New realities, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 94-97.