The ego trick / Julian Baggini.
Publisher: London : Granta, 2012Description: 257 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm001: 43020ISBN: 9781847082732 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Self (Philosophy) | Ego (Psychology) | Identity (Psychology) | PhilosophyDDC classification: 126 LOC classification: BD438.5Summary: 'The Ego Trick' is a riveting and profound exploration of what the 'self' actually is, written by Britain's best-loved popular philosopher, Julian Baggini.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | WELLBEING (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 05/05/2023 | 113831 |
Browsing MAIN LIBRARY shelves, Shelving location: Book, Collection: PRINT Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| OS 741.6 ROH Symbol soup | OS 741.672 RIE 9 heads : a guide to drawing fashion / | OS 746.92092 PIO Poiret. Paul Poiret 1879-1944 | WELLBEING The ego trick / | WELLBEING How the mind works / | WELLBEING Fix your phobia in 90 minutes / | WELLBEING Raw energy / |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'In this entertaining, educative and gracefully written book, Julian Baggini explores the questions of the nature of the self and in what sense it persists through time . This is one of the best, most readable and most stimulating introductions yet written about this intriguing topic.' - AC Grayling
Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Ego Trick' is a riveting and profound exploration of what the 'self' actually is, written by Britain's best-loved popular philosopher, Julian Baggini.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Part 1 Pearl Diving
- 1 Bodies of thought (p. 10)
- 2 Identity on the brain (p. 26)
- 3 Memory makers (p. 44)
- 4 Soul searching (p. 60)
- Part 2 Constructions
- 5 Multiplication (p. 76)
- 6 The social self (p. 100)
- 7 The Ego Trick (p. 114)
- 8 Just an illusion? (p. 144)
- 9 Reconstructing character (p. 154)
- Part 3 Our Future Selves
- 10 Life after death (p. 176)
- 11 The future of the self (p. 198)
- 12 Living without a soul (p. 218)
- Acknowledgements (p. 235)
- Bibliography (p. 236)
- Notes (p. 242)
- Index (p. 251)
There are no comments on this title.