The ego tunnel: the science of the mind and the myth of the self
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...
| Subtitles: | Science of the mind and the myth of the self |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Basic Books
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philosophical anthropology
B Self B Ego-awareness / Self-knowledge B Consciousness / Neurology |
| Further subjects: | B
Consciousness
B Personality B Self |
| Summary: | 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 psychonautics : what can we learn from lucid dreaming? -- The empathic ego -- Part III: The consciousness revolution -- Artificial ego machines -- Consciousness technologies and the image of humankind -- A new kind of ethics |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 276 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0465045677 |