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The Self Illusion

By Bruce Hood

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The Self Illusion

By Bruce Hood

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Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the 'me' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other's actions and deeds. But that sovereignty of the self is increasingly under threat from science as our understanding of the brain advances. Rather than a single entity, the self is really a constellation of mechanisms and experiences that create the illusion of the internal you. We only emerge as a product of those around us as part of the different storylines we inhabit from the cot to the grave. It is an ever changing character, created by the brain to provide a coherent interface between the multitude of internal processes and the external world demands that require different selves.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2013-03-07
Publication Date:
2013-03-07
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1780338724
ISBN13:
9781780338729
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
223 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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