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I recomend the book "The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self"
by
Thomas MetzingerIt is an amazing book that introduces the notion of the transparent sub/pre-conscious processes the create the illusion of a self. It breaks down the different processes and discusses what each one does and what happens when they go awry as evedenced by mental illness.
from amazon - "Consciousness, mind, brain, self: the relations among these four
entities are explored by German cognitive scientist and theoretical
philosopher Metzinger, who argues that, in fact, there is no such thing
as a self. In prose accessible mainly to those schooled in philosophy
and science, Metzinger defines the ego as the phenomenal self, which
knows the world experientially as it subjectively
appear to
you. But neuroscientific experiments have demonstrated, among other
things, that the unitary sense of self is a subjective representation:
for instance, one can be fooled into feeling sensations in a detached
artificial arm. So the author argues that the ego is a tunnel that bores
into reality and limits what you can see, hear, smell and feel.
Metzinger tests his theory by ranging over events of the consciousness
such as out-of-body experiences, lucid dreaming and free will, and he
concludes by probing ethical actions and what a good state of
consciousness would look like. Most readers will have difficulty
penetrating Metzinger's ideas, and those who do will find little that is
genuinely new.
(Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved."
Great intro to the idea of no self in an easy to read and modern language.
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ted talk links - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjY1fAcESs (link title test....not working????)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZsDDseI5QI