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The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self

By Thomas Metzinger

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2009
ISBN
0465045677, 9780465045679, 0465020690, 9780465020690
LCC
BF311 .M47 2009
Open Library ID
OL19373041M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1692429 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
287\287
Time added
2011-01-26 19:25:26

Description

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.

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