Twelve perspectives on the book.

“Very compelling and evocative. Jack weaves the free energy principle into a remarkably accessible moral framework. It’s a bold and brilliant attempt to connect our best theories of the brain to the ethics of repair.”

Karl FristonNeuroscientist, University College London; Fellow of the Royal Society

“Jack's poetic insights make us wonder what alien worlds may be out there and what self extinction of civilizations similar to ours can teach us.”

Professor Avi LoebBestselling author of Extraterrestrial and Interstellar, and Director of the Galileo Project at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

“I can't believe how you set this all up. This is on another level. The idea of the Will-to-Repair is something I've never heard of before. It's so organised, thoughtful and precise. You are a very gifted person Jack.”

Rev. Susan GuimondSenior Pastor of the Ottawa Interfaith Spiritualist Church

“In The Infinite Garden Cycle, Jack offers a rich, imaginative, and deeply ethical exploration of unified consciousness.”

Bernardo KastrupComputer scientist and philosopher; Executive Director, Essentia Foundation

“Jack accomplishes something truly rare: taking the philosophy of universal consciousness and turning it into a deeply human ethics of repair. A stunning and original bridge between the metaphysics of mind and moral responsibility.”

Itay Shani, PhDProfessor of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University

“Can accepting that we will die change how it feels to be alive? Jack’s reflections on grief and impermanence offer a thoughtful exploration of this question, informed by research on death anxiety.”

Yair Dor-Ziderman, PhD of Philosophy and NeuroscienceResearch Director at University of Haifa

“Looking at Jack's writing, I support the idea that work is necessary to address traumatic histories, and that the ways people do this are highly individualized.”

Richard G. Tedeschi, PhDCo-originator of posttraumatic growth; Executive Director, Boulder Crest Institute

“Your work is excellent and I like how you weave these deep philosophical questions about consciousness with the truly human experience of trauma.”

Nicholas CiminoNeuroscience researcher and clinical counsellor

“Jack’s book is a powerful proclamation of both the individuality of grief and the many paths for coping with loss.”

Kenneth J. Doka, PhDSenior Vice-President for Grief Programs, The Hospice Foundation of America

“The Infinite Garden Cycle raises weighty questions in neuroscience and ethics. Jack carefully distinguishes science and mystery, without flinching from either, and explores human experience not to prove any particular philosophy, but to illuminate our moral lives.”

Bruce Greyson, MDProfessor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine; author of After

“I was immediately drawn in by the vignette about a wildland firefighter deciding whether to conduct a burnout. I’m a volunteer wildland firefighter, and I faced a similar decision. What weighed on me was the harm I knew the burn would inflict on the many beings in there —animals, insects, plants, fungi, and others.

Your book is a compelling exploration of how to live a moral life. It doesn’t stop at 'Do No Harm': we also have to keep asking what we can repair, knowing that we can never move through the world without leaving some harm in our wake. It embraces a rich plurality of perspectives without demanding allegiance to a narrow set of spiritual commitments, inviting readers to imagine new possibilities for living more responsibly.”

Jessica PierceBioethicist at The University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities, author of Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals

“Jack brings philosophical imagination and ethical seriousness to the relationship between consciousness and moral responsibility. His discussion of AI recognises that a system’s ability to describe itself does not establish subjective experience, while asking what responsibilities arise if artificial suffering is possible.

I value the connection he draws between these questions and an ethics of repair: recognising harm, reducing it, and taking responsibility for the damage we cause. His distinction between offering care and granting control is especially thought-provoking. This book invites us to consider the kinds of minds we may create and the responsibilities we assume in creating them. An engaging contribution to the dialogue between consciousness research and ethics.”

Antonio ChellaDirector of The RoboticsLab at the University of Palermo