{"product_id":"the-ego-tunnel-the-science-of-the-mind-and-the-myth-of-the-self-9780465020690","title":"The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamine the inner workings of the mind and learn what consciousness and a sense of self really means - and if it even exists. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe're used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In \u003ci\u003eThe Ego Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Thomas Metzinger claims otherwise: No such thing as a \u003ci\u003eself\u003c\/i\u003e exists. The conscious self is the content of a model created by our brain-an internal image, but one we cannot experience \u003ci\u003eas\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Ego Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e provides a stunningly original take on the mystery of the mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1183742\"\u003eThomas Metzinger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 6.12w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465020690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465020690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI015000\"\u003eMind \u0026amp; Body\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI036000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Human Anatomy \u0026amp; Physiology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI090000\"\u003eCognitive Science\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Metzinger\u003c\/b\u003e directs the Theoretical Philosophy Group at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and is an Adjunct Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study. He is the former president of the German Cognitive Science Society and one of the founders of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. He has written and edited several books, among them \u003ci\u003eBeing No One; Conscious Experience\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eNeural Correlates of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44292020535533,"sku":"9780465020690","price":31.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fdcd5b95-39e8-4387-92ac-d3d2af732b68.jpg?v=1697132255","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-ego-tunnel-the-science-of-the-mind-and-the-myth-of-the-self-9780465020690","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}