false <![CDATA[The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255594610m/5895503.jpg 5895503 1 <DIV>We’re used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In <I>The Ego Tunnel</I>, philosopher Thomas Metzinger claims otherwise: No such thing as a <I>self</I> exists. The conscious self is the content of a model created by our brain—an internal image, but one we cannot experience <I>as</I> an image. Everything we experience is “a virtual self in a virtual reality.”<P>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, <I>The Ego Tunnel</I> provides a stunningly original take on the mystery of the mind.</DIV> 6067782 book 23 3 2009 The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self total:10|5:5|4:3|3:2|2:0|1:0| 10 43 57 4 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 11 20:25:24 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:18:25 -0800 2009 The Ego Tunnel is an interesting but unfortunately marred overview of the science of consciousness. The lesser issue is Metzinger's somewhat awkward prose: he never completely succeeds in his goal of writing for a lay (i.e., non-neuroscientist/philosopher) audience. His writing isn't bad — you j...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 10:09:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:09:22 -0700 2009 http://daronlarson.blogspot.com/2009/04/...

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