The ego tunnel : the science of the mind and the myth of the self / Thomas Metzinger.
The ego tunnel : the science of the mind and the myth of the self / Thomas Metzinger.
The ego tunnel : the science of the mind and the myth of the self / Thomas Metzinger.
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New York : Basic Books, 2009.
Date
2009.
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N126/60
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Part I: The consciousness problem -- The appearance of a world -- A tour of the tunnel -- Part II: Ideas and discoveries -- Out of the body and into the mind : body image, out-of-body experiences, and the virtual self -- From ownership to agency to free will -- Philosophical psychona...
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New York : Basic Books, 2009.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2009.
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"Highlighting these examples and more, Metzinger asserts that if our "self" is created by our brain mechanisms and it's possible to alter our subjective reality, then this creates not only a deeper understanding of consciousness, but a need for a new approach to ethics. Our sense of self, our spatial understanding, and the feeling of embodiment can...
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The ego tunnel : the science of the mind and the myth of the self / Thomas Metzinger.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N126/60
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9780465045679 (alk. paper)
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126
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991003737489702626
