The Ego Tunnel

By Thomas Metzinger

Book Overview

Examine the inner workings of the mind and learn what consciousness and a sense of self really means - and if it even exists.
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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465020690
• ISBN13: 9780465020690
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Over my head

Hard to understand and follow. Way over my head. A lot of information and is complicated to read & understand. Tried skipping ahead but same. Very hard to read and follow and understand.