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Autore: | Birtchnell John |
Titolo: | The two of me : the rational outer me and the emotional inner me / / John Birtchnell |
Pubblicazione: | Hove, East Sussex [England] ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina: | 150.19/8 |
Soggetto topico: | Consciousness |
Subconsciousness | |
Interpersonal relations | |
Philosophy of mind | |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The two of me |
ISBN: | 1-135-42547-7 |
1-135-42548-5 | |
1-280-05640-1 | |
0-203-50197-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910823720303321 |
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