Frozen to Life

A Personal Mortality Experiment

D. J. Maclennan

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English

Anatta Books
31 August 2015

Autobiography: general; The self, ego, identity, personality

How far would you go to avoid death? Frozen to Life is the true account of the author's extraordinary answer to this question: If he cannot escape the constraints of a 'natural' lifespan, he will, upon his death, have his severed head cryonically preserved in a vat of liquid nitrogen in the Arizona desert. This book illuminates the astonishing science behind his decision, and the transformative power of the patternist thinking that carried him to it. From the initial confusion and isolation of his upbringing on the Scottish islands of Benbecula and Skye comes a curious inkling that collides with dominant religious dogmas and alters relationships: What am I? What is a 'self'? Must selves die? Neuroscience - including the latest theories about the way mind emerges from the architecture of the brain - interweaves with philosophy, Buddhism, and personal testimony to create a fascinating and emotionally-charged insight into the psyche of a 'cryonaut' in waiting. Written with empathy, searing insight, and dark humour, Frozen to Life is both cutting edge and bleeding heart: a postmodern experiment in falling in love with life while preparing for death, in ways we can change ourselves radically without losing our treasured humanity, and in coming to understand that neither life nor death is what we think it is.

By: D. J. Maclennan
Imprint: Anatta Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9780993334405
ISBN 10: 0993334407
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 31 August 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Frozen to Life: A Personal Mortality Experiment

"""I don't think I've read a better or more poetic exploration of what it means to be. Or indeed not to be, or only potentially to be."" -STEVE GRAND, roboticist and creator of the Creatures artificial life simulation"