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...

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Subtitles:Science of the mind and the myth of the self
Main Author: Metzinger, Thomas 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Basic Books 2009
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
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0465045677