The Self Illusion (Extract): Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head

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Synopsis
This is an extended extract from The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head.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 every 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.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
300 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781780335889
Related ISBNs:
9781780338729
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Bruce Hood
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Health, Mind and Body, Psychology, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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