With his trademark clarity, curiosity and scrpticism, Julian Baggini sets out to answer one of the most fundamental questions in philosophy: what is the self? Is it something solid which remains constant over time? Baggini talks to theologians, priests and lamas to see whether understanding the concept of the soul can help him understand the self.
He talks to neurologists and psychologists, and examines cases of lost memory and personality disorders to find out whether we can gain insights from what happens to the self when the brain changes.
He talks to those who have undergone personal transformation, including changes of gender, to find out whether their sense of self has changed through the experience.
And he looks at the future to see how our selves might be changed by new technology.
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Produse Noi The ego trick
