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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823720303321

Autore

Birtchnell John

Titolo

The two of me : the rational outer me and the emotional inner me / / John Birtchnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hove, East Sussex [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-42547-7

1-135-42548-5

1-280-05640-1

0-203-50197-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/8

Soggetti

Consciousness

Subconsciousness

Interpersonal relations

Philosophy of mind

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-292) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The birth of an idea -- The outer me -- The inner me -- Psychodynamic distinctions -- Cognitive distinctions -- Survival -- Reproduction -- Relating -- Sensory input -- Emotion -- Memory -- Motor action -- Communication and language -- Mental activity -- Deception and self-deception -- Delusions and hallucinations -- Dreams -- The arts -- Humour -- Religion.

Sommario/riassunto

How much of what we do is directed by conscious, deliberate decisions and how much originates in unconscious, automatic directives? This is the question explored in The Two of Me via an engaging combination of phenomenological subjective investigation and objective considerations of mental processes and specific structures. John Birtchnell puts forward the thesis that many more of our actions than we might imagine are determined unconsciously. Not only are unnoticed automatic actions motivated unconsciously, but also seemingly conscious or 'thought out' behaviours are actually determi