The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
of Thomas Metzinger
Description
Weâre 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 brainâan internal image, but one we cannot experience as an image. Everything we experience is âa virtual self in a virtual reality.âBut if the self is not âreal,â why and how did it evolve? How does the brain construct it? Do we still have souls, free will, personal autonomy, or moral accountability? In a time when the science of cognition is becoming as controversial as evolution, The Ego Tunnel provides a stunningly original take on the mystery of the mind.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 276 pages
- Publisher Basic Books (AZ)
- Publication Date March 17th 2009
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780465045679
- Edition Not informed
- Category Religion & Spirituality
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