Reading Guides

Where to Go After Each Part

Finished a section of the book? These guides connect each part to the concepts, thought experiments, and arguments you can explore on this site.

Haven't read the book yet? Start with The Argument in Plain English for a 15-minute walkthrough, or Start Here for the 5-minute version.

After Front Matter

The Question That Won't Go Away

After Part One: The Problem

Why existing answers fail

After Part Two: The Theory

The vocabulary and framework

After Part Three: The Thought Experiments

Testing intuitions about identity

After Part Four: The Strongest Objections

Steelmanning the opposition

After Part Five: Why You Are Immortal

The conclusion

After Part Six: The Big Picture

Fazspace and the mathematics of consciousness

The Argument in Plain English → Common Misunderstandings →