The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
Autor Thomas Metzingeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iul 2010 – vârsta de la 13 ani
We're
used
to
thinking
about
the
self
as
an
independent
entity,
something
that
we
either
have
or
are.
InThe
Ego
Tunnel,
philosopher
Thomas
Metzinger
claims
otherwise:
No
such
thing
as
aselfexists.
The
conscious
self
is
the
content
of
a
model
created
by
our
brain—an
internal
image,
but
one
we
cannot
experienceasan
image.
Everything
we
experience
is
“a
virtual
self
in
a
virtual
reality.”
But
if
the
self
is
not
“real,”
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
Tunnelprovides
a
stunningly
original
take
on
the
mystery
of
the
mind.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465020690
ISBN-10: 0465020690
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 10 b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 138 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition.
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465020690
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 10 b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 138 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition.
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
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 eight books, among them Being No One; Conscious Experience; and Neural Correlates of Consciousness. He lives in Germany.
Recenzii
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 while still engaging in off-line planning for the future and reflection on the past."
Bookforum
“Metzinger is crisp in his arguments and has a keen appreciation of essential ideas.”
“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 while still engaging in off-line planning for the future and reflection on the past."
Bookforum
“Metzinger is crisp in his arguments and has a keen appreciation of essential ideas.”
Descriere
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,” 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.