The Ego Tunnel

The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self

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<p><b>A "groundbreaking" (</b><i><b>Booklist</b></i><b>) investigation of the mind and consciousness that asks whether the self even exists</b><br><br>In <i>The Ego Tunnel</i>, philosopher and cognitive scientist Thomas Metzinger argues that neuroscience's picture of the "self" as an emergent phenomenon of our biology-and the attendant fact that the self can be manipulated and even experimentally controlled-raises novel and serious ethical questions. If, as Metzinger contends, our conception of the self is a sort of tunnel-vision-like experience of the world, with little left in and much left out, can there be better or worse states of consciousness? And if so, what should we do to try to achieve them?</p><p>In a time when the science of cognition is becoming as controversial as the science of evolution, <i>The Ego Tunnel</i> provides a step toward a morally sensitive philosophy of the mind.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780465020690

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

212 x 141 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Verlag / Hersteller

Basic Books