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The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
Thomas Metzinger
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Paperback. A radical rethinking of the nature of consciousness Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308. The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self. 272 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. We're used to thinking of the self's relation to the world as a dyad-the inner me as opposed to the outer world. This model assumes that what we're perceiving when we experience the world is actually the world. This title proposes a simple yet radical rethinking of the nature of consciousness and a controversial exploration of what it implies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPK. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight: 300.
Examine the inner workings of the mind and learn what consciousness and a sense of self really means - and if it even exists.
We're used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In The Ego Tunnel, philosopher Thomas Metzinger claims otherwise: No such thing as a self exists. The conscious self is the content of a model created by our brain-an internal image, but one we cannot experience as an image. Everything we experience is "a virtual self in a virtual reality."But if the self is not "real," ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465020690
SKU
V9780465020690
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99-15
About Thomas Metzinger
Thomas Metzinger directs the Theoretical Philosophy Group at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and is an Adjunct Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study. He is the former president of the German Cognitive Science Society and one of the founders of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. He has written and edited several books, among ... Read more
Reviews for The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
Library Journal "Metzinger's intended audience is the lay reader, and he does a superb job of presenting his theory and introducing philosophical issues related to consciousness." Booklist "Groundbreaking. This sophisticated understanding of the brain as an ego machine accounts remarkably well for the lived experience of being someone, a someone who transforms a bombardment of stimuli into a seamless present ... Read more