Being No One
The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity
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714 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2004
Summary
According to Thomas Metzinger, no such things as selves exist in the world- nobody ever had or was a self. 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-per…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262633086 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262633086 |
| Author: | Thomas Metzinger |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 714 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 1.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Being No One |
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Critics Review
“This book is a ‘must’ for anyone who is interested in empirical studies related to first-person issues or subjectivity.” Kai Vogeley TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences
“Metzinger’s interdisciplinary approach opens up a new path toward a scientific theory of consciousness and self-consciousness.” - Franz Mechsner and Albert Newen, Science; “A convincing philosophical exposition and a well-structured compendium…. It is, without a doubt, a milestone of modern Philosophy of Mind.” - Reiner Hedrich, Philosophy of Science
About The Author
Thomas Metzinger
Thomas Metzinger is Professor of Philosophy and Fellow at the Gutenberg Research College at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universit t, Mainz, and an Adjunct Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study in Frankfurt am Main. He is the editor of Neural Correlates of Consciousness and the author of Being No One, both published by the MIT Press.
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