Being No One

Author: Thomas Metzinger
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0262134179

Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity

According to Thomas Metzinger, no such things as selves exist in the world: nobody ever had or was a self. Get Being No One diet books 2013 for free.
All that exists are phenomenal selves, as they appear in conscious experience. The phenomenal self, however, is not a thing but an ongoing process; it is the content of a "transparent self-model." In Being No One, Metzinger, a German philosopher, draws strongly on neuroscientific research to present a representationalist and functional analysis of what a consciously experienced first-person perspective actually is. Building a bridge between the humanities and the empirical sciences of the mind, he develops new conceptual toolkits and metaphors; uses case studies of unusual states of mind such as agnosia, neglect, blindsight, and hallucinations; an Check Being No One our best diet books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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