The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self
Thomas Metzinger investigates consciousness and the feeling of self from the perspectives of philosophy and cognitive science. The Ego Tunnel explores how the mind may generate a model of reality and present it as direct experience, inviting readers to reconsider identity, subjectivity, and what it means to be conscious.
About This Book
Thomas Metzinger explores the nature of consciousness and the experience of being a self.
The book examines how the brain may construct a model of the self and present that model as immediate reality.
It connects scientific perspectives on the mind with philosophical questions about subjectivity, identity, and free will.
Accessible yet challenging, this work considers what changing ideas about consciousness may mean for our understanding of human experience.
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