The Illusion
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The Illusion Of Conscious Will
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Author : Daniel M. Wegner
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003-08-11
The Illusion Of Conscious Will written by Daniel M. Wegner and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-11 with Philosophy categories.
A novel contribution to the age-old debate about free will versus determinism. Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they happen to us? Philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, theologians, and lawyers have long debated the existence of free will versus determinism. In this book Daniel Wegner offers a novel understanding of the issue. Like actions, he argues, the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain. Yet if psychological and neural mechanisms are responsible for all human behavior, how could we have conscious will? The feeling of conscious will, Wegner shows, helps us to appreciate and remember our authorship of the things our minds and bodies do. Yes, we feel that we consciously will our actions, Wegner says, but at the same time, our actions happen to us. Although conscious will is an illusion, it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality. Approaching conscious will as a topic of psychological study, Wegner examines the issue from a variety of angles. He looks at illusions of the will—those cases where people feel that they are willing an act that they are not doing or, conversely, are not willing an act that they in fact are doing. He explores conscious will in hypnosis, Ouija board spelling, automatic writing, and facilitated communication, as well as in such phenomena as spirit possession, dissociative identity disorder, and trance channeling. The result is a book that sidesteps endless debates to focus, more fruitfully, on the impact on our lives of the illusion of conscious will.
The Illusion Of Power
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Author : Stephen Orgel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
The Illusion Of Power written by Stephen Orgel and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
"Elegant, deeply learned, and intellectually adventurous, its implications extend far beyond the boundaries of the Stuart and Caroline masque. It is an indispensable, exploration of political art and aestheticized politics. . . . a classic."--Stephen Greenblatt, University of California, Berkeley "A triumph of scholarship, insight, and explication, Oregel's book is truly a classic in the field of Renaissance studies. Anyone interested in Renaissance culture will find here a masterful analysis of its celebration of royal power."--Coppelia Kahn, Brown University "As knowing of art, theatrical and political history as it is sensitive to poetry, Orgel's book is learned, lively, and beautifully clear."--John Hollander, Yale University "A foundational text for the New Historicist Perspective in English Renaissance literary and cultural studies . . . as informative and suggestive as it was when new; in the clarity and grace of its writing, the breadth and precision of its arguments, the aptness and resonance of its examples, it is unsurpassed as an introduction to the dialectic of theatrical illusion and state authority--of play and power--in the culture of Elizabethan and Stuart England."--Louis Montrose, University of California, San Diego
Behind The Illusion
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Author : Darcy Oake
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Behind The Illusion written by Darcy Oake and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with Games & Activities categories.
Darcy, a thrilling Canadian illusionist, won the coveted People's Choice Award in Seattle and performed at the Magic Castle in Hollywood before he was legally of age. Aged 26, he dazzled the nation as a finalist on ITV's Britain's Got Talent and on ITV special Edge of Reality. In Behind the Illusion, magician Darcy Oake takes you through the nine traditionally accepted forms of magic. He reveals the origins and science behind various illusions, and explains why there is a difference between what the eye sees and what is actually happening on stage; as well as giving famous examples from history, and his own personal twists on them.
The Illusion
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Author : Dan Sharma
language : en
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-27
The Illusion written by Dan Sharma and has been published by Partridge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-27 with Fiction categories.
The Illusion, the novel by Dan Sharma, is about the ups and downs in the life of Danny, a young student in Burma who escapes the military regime tyranny to obtain refuge in the United Sates. He is quite successful as an entrepreneur and starts a corporation as a construction company. Very ambitious and crafty in exploiting his clients weaknesses, he makes the company grow fast while also using his girlfriend for that end, until a catastrophe strikes when a school building walk bridge built by him collapses, and a grand jury indicts him for murder of schoolchildren upon believing that the collapse occurred as a result of use of inferior materials followed by submitting fake inspection. As the young man got wind of possibility of indictment, he escaped into Thailand and was on his way to hide in Burma, but the FBI was chasing him. Will he be caught and brought back in the United States to stand trial? Will he be able to turn his life around? Find out by reading this new novel by Dan Sharma. It is a fast-moving saga that takes you back and forth to Burma, Thailand, and the United States. The novel is a poignant portrayal that brings out intense human emotions and reflection of the meaning and purpose of life.
The Illusion
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Author : Mony de Panja
language : en
Publisher: Mony de Panja
Release Date : 2021-03-29
The Illusion written by Mony de Panja and has been published by Mony de Panja this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-29 with Fiction categories.
Two college-goers and two teens plan a trek along a sanctuary. On way to the trek, the leader witnesses goons snatching a money bag from an old man. He challenges the goons and is abducted. He runs away from the captivity. Goons learn about their trekking plan, separate them and chase them individually into the forest. While the actions happen on earth, all are sucked into a new world in which they can fly but feel no hunger, thirst or sleep. This world's inhabitants join the two groups, and it leads to a fight to the finish. In yet another realm, the goings-on appear as videos, and solutions are offered through rhymes and riddles. The teens feel, it is an illusion that has occurred due to mix-up of a video game with magic. A mix-up it is, and the cause is revealed at the end. But that leads to more questions.
The Illusion Of Cultural Identity
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Author : Jean-François Bayart
language : en
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Release Date : 2005
The Illusion Of Cultural Identity written by Jean-François Bayart and has been published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
Does the West impose its own definition of human rights and democracy on the rest of the world? Does globalization threaten British, French or other European iedntities? Is African culture compatible with multi-party politics? This text aims to answer these and other questions.
Just An Illusion The B Side
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Author : D. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Dee Kelly
Release Date : 2017-03-28
Just An Illusion The B Side written by D. Kelly and has been published by Dee Kelly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-28 with Fiction categories.
Three life-altering months … That’s how long it’s been since Amelia Greyson joined the Just an Illusion Tour with Bastards and Dangerous. She’s made new friends, embraced her past, and even found love. Back on the road … Following a tragic situation, Amelia is determined to hit the road, put her life in order, and finish the book she was hired to write. Mel’s not the only one affected by what happened; the men of BAD are all trying to move forward, not wanting the past to ruin the remainder of their farewell tour. Brother vs Brother … Tensions are high on the Weston brothers’ bus. As each brother settles into their role in Amelia’s life, secrets threaten to rip their relationship to shreds. Can Noah and Sawyer find a way to save the brotherly bond they share? Or will the woman of their dreams end up tearing them apart for good? The B Side is the second book in The Illusion Series
The Illusion Of Doubt
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Author : Genia Schönbaumsfeld
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
The Illusion Of Doubt written by Genia Schönbaumsfeld 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 2016 with Philosophy categories.
'The Illusion of Doubt' confronts one of the most important questions in philosophy - what can we know? The radical sceptic's answer is 'not very much' if we cannot prove that we are not subject to (permanent) deception, and shows that the radical sceptical problem is an illusion created by a mistaken picture of our evidential situation.
The Illusion Of Power
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Author : Stephen Orgel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1975-03-04
The Illusion Of Power written by Stephen Orgel and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-03-04 with Art categories.
Presents a study of political theater in the English Renaissance, discussing the differences between a public playhouse and a private, or court theater, and looking at masques and the role of king in the Renaissance court.
The Illusion Of Conscious Will New Edition
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Author : Daniel M. Wegner
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2017-12-22
The Illusion Of Conscious Will New Edition written by Daniel M. Wegner and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-22 with Philosophy categories.
A new edition of Wegner's classic and controversial work, arguing that conscious will simply reminds of us the authorship of our actions. Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they happen to us? Philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, theologians, and lawyers have long debated the existence of free will versus determinism. With the publication of The Illusion of Conscious Will in 2002, Daniel Wegner proposed an innovative and provocative answer: the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain; it helps us to appreciate and remember our authorship of the things our minds and bodies do. Yes, we feel that we consciously will our actions, Wegner says, but at the same time, our actions happen to us. Although conscious will is an illusion (“the most compelling illusion”), it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality. Wegner was unable to undertake a second edition of the book before his death in 2013; this new edition adds a foreword by Wegner's friend, the prominent psychologist Daniel Gilbert, and an introduction by Wegner's colleague Thalia Wheatley. Approaching conscious will as a topic of psychological study, Wegner examines cases both when people feel that they are willing an act that they are not doing and when they are not willing an act that they in fact are doing in such phenomena as hypnosis, Ouija board spelling, and dissociative identity disorder. Wegner's argument was immediately controversial (called “unwarranted impertinence” by one scholar) but also compelling. Engagingly written, with wit and clarity, The Illusion of Conscious Will was, as Daniel Gilbert writes in the foreword to this edition, Wegner's “magnum opus.”