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The Self Illusion

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Author : Bruce Hood
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-05-23

The Self Illusion written by Bruce Hood and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-23 with Psychology categories.

Most of us believe that we are an independent, coherent self--an individual inside our head who thinks, watches, wonders, dreams, and makes plans for the future. This sense of our self may seem incredibly real but a wealth of recent scientific evidence reveals that it is not what it seems--it is all an illusion.In The Self Illusion, Bruce Hood reveals how the self emerges during childhood and how the architecture of the developing brain enables us to become social animals dependent on each other. Humans spend proportionally the greatest amount of time in childhood compared to any other animal. It's not only to learn from others, Hood notes, but also to learn to become like others. We learn to become our self. Even as adults we are continually developing and elaborating this story, learning to become different selves in different situations--the work self, the home self, the parent self. Moreover, Hood shows that this already fluid process--the construction of self--has dramatically changed in recent years. Social networking activities--such as blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter--are fast becoming socialization on steroids. The speed and ease at which we can form alliances and relationships are outstripping the same selection processes that shaped our self prior to the internet era. Things will never be the same again in the online social world. Hood offers our first glimpse into this unchartered territory.Who we are is, in short, a story of our self--a narrative that our brain creates. Like the science fiction movie, we are living in a matrix that is our mind. But Hood concludes that though the self is an illusion, it is an illusion we must continue to embrace to live happily in human society.

The Self Illusion

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Author : Bruce Hood
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-04-19

The Self Illusion written by Bruce Hood and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-19 with Science categories.

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 ever 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.

The Self Illusion Why There Is No You Inside Your Head Extract

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Author : Bruce Hood
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-12-26

The Self Illusion Why There Is No You Inside Your Head Extract written by Bruce Hood and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-26 with Psychology categories.

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.

The Self Illusion

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Author : Bruce MacFarlane Hood
language : en
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Release Date : 2013-05-06

The Self Illusion written by Bruce MacFarlane Hood and has been published by HarperPerennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-06 with Brain categories.

Wonderful. Illuminating. Full of insight, beauty and-humor. —David Eagleman, author of Incognito and Sum The Self Illusion is about the science of self—the truth behind the illusion that we all share, that we exist as individuals inside our bodies and are in control of our own thoughts and behaviours. Recent developments in neuroscience tell us that we consist of a multitude of unconscious mechanisms interpreting the world, yet we are largely under the influence of those around us. We are not the individuals we think we are. The truth—that our self is a narrative our brain creates—may startle those of us who fervently believe that we are in full control of who we are and what we do. Bruce Hood, a world-renowned expert on the brain, reaches deep into our evolutionary past to find out what makes us tick. He reveals fascinating original research about child development and ultimately takes us inside our own heads to explain how and why we act the way we do, even in the new frontier of Twitter and Facebook. The Self Illusion is a highly accessible, often entertaining and ultimately provocative book about the nature of you, yourself and I.

Summary Of Bruce Hood S The Self Illusion

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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-05-16T22:59:00Z

Summary Of Bruce Hood S The Self Illusion written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-16T22:59:00Z with Psychology categories.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The human brain is what makes us who we are. It is the most amazing organ in the universe, and yet it is not very appealing when it is prepared for dissection. #2 We all have a matrix in our brain because our brains are constructing simulations or stories to make sense of our experiences. We process the outside world through our nervous system to create a model of reality in our brains. #3 The brain is the most obvious place to start when it comes to understanding how the sense of self is formed. The brain is the foundation of who we are, and it is what makes us human. #4 The human brain is made up of an estimated 170 billion cells. There are three major types of neurons. sensory neurons respond to information picked from the environment through our senses. motor neurons relay information that controls our movement outputs. But it is the third class of neuron that makes up the majority – the interneurons, which connect the input and output of the brain into an internal network.

Analytical Buddhism

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Author : M. Albahari
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-25

Analytical Buddhism written by M. Albahari and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with Philosophy categories.

Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status.

The Illusion Of Will Self And Time

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Author : Jonathan Bricklin
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2015-06-01

The Illusion Of Will Self And Time written by Jonathan Bricklin and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Psychology categories.

Discusses how William James’s work suggests a world without will, self, or time and how research supports this perspective. A Seminary Co-op Notable Book of 2016 William James is often considered a scientist compromised by his advocacy of mysticism and parapsychology. Jonathan Bricklin argues James can also be viewed as a mystic compromised by his commitment to common sense. James wanted to believe in will, self, and time, but his deepest insights suggested otherwise. “Is consciousness already there waiting to be uncovered and is it a veridical revelation of reality?” James asked shortly before his death in 1910. A century after his death, research from neuroscience, physics, psychology, and parapsychology is making the case, both theoretically and experimentally, that answers James’s question in the affirmative. By separating what James passionately wanted to believe, based on common sense, from what his insights and researches led him to believe, Bricklin shows how James himself laid the groundwork for this more challenging view of existence. The non-reality of will, self, and time is consistent with James’s psychology of volition, his epistemology of self, and his belief that Newtonian, objective, even-flowing time does not exist. Jonathan Bricklin is a Program Director at the New York Open Center and the editor of Sciousness.

The Illusion Of Will Self And Time

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Author : Jonathan Bricklin
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2015-06-01

The Illusion Of Will Self And Time written by Jonathan Bricklin and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Psychology categories.

Discusses how William James’s work suggests a world without will, self, or time and how research supports this perspective. William James is often considered a scientist compromised by his advocacy of mysticism and parapsychology. Jonathan Bricklin argues James can also be viewed as a mystic compromised by his commitment to common sense. James wanted to believe in will, self, and time, but his deepest insights suggested otherwise. “Is consciousness already there waiting to be uncovered and is it a veridical revelation of reality?” James asked shortly before his death in 1910. A century after his death, research from neuroscience, physics, psychology, and parapsychology is making the case, both theoretically and experimentally, that answers James’s question in the affirmative. By separating what James passionately wanted to believe, based on common sense, from what his insights and researches led him to believe, Bricklin shows how James himself laid the groundwork for this more challenging view of existence. The non-reality of will, self, and time is consistent with James’s psychology of volition, his epistemology of self, and his belief that Newtonian, objective, even-flowing time does not exist.

Supersense

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Author : Bruce M. Hood
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-04-01

Supersense written by Bruce M. Hood and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-01 with Science categories.

A neuroscientist examines the science behind humanity’s beliefs in the supernatural. The majority of the world’s population is religious or believes in supernatural phenomena. In the United States, nine out of every ten adults believe in God, and a recent Gallup poll found that about three out of four Americans believe in some form of telepathy, déjà vu, ghosts, or past lives. Where does such supernatural thinking come from? Are we indoctrinated by our parents, churches, and media, or do such beliefs originate somewhere else? In SuperSense, award-winning cognitive scientist Bruce M. Hood reveals the science behind our beliefs in the supernatural. Superstitions are common. Many of us cross our fingers, knock on wood, step around black cats, and avoid walking under ladders. John McEnroe refused to step on the white lines of a tennis court between points. Wade Boggs insisted on eating a chicken dinner before every Boston Red Sox game. President Barack Obama played a game of basketball the morning of his victory in the Iowa primary and continued the tradition on every subsequent election day. Supernatural thinking includes loftier beliefs as well, such as the sentimental value we place on photos of loved ones, wedding rings, and teddy bears. It also includes spiritual beliefs and the hope for an afterlife. But in this modern, scientific age, why do we hold on to these behaviors and beliefs? It turns out that belief in things beyond what is rational or natural is common to humans and appears very early in childhood. In fact, according to Hood, this “super sense” is something we're born with to develop and is essential to the way we learn to understand the world. We couldn’t live without it! Our minds are designed from the very start to think there are unseen patterns, forces, and essences inhabiting the world, and it is unlikely that any effort to get rid of supernatural beliefs, or the superstitious behaviors that accompany them, will be successful. These common beliefs and sacred values are essential in binding us together as a society because they help us to see ourselves connected to each other at a deeper level.

A History Of The Self Determination Of Peoples

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Author : Jörg Fisch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-12-09

A History Of The Self Determination Of Peoples written by Jörg Fisch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-09 with History categories.

This book examines the conceptual and political history of the right of self-determination of peoples.