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Thomas Metzinger: No Such Thing as a Self

Complete video available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/03/24/Being_Human... Thomas Metzinger proposes that the concept of the self "is not a thing, but a process," an idea inspired by his philosophical experience with materialism and out of body experiences. ---- As we use the tools of science to explore the nature of humanity, we are learning more and more about how our brains function and what motivates our behavior, built-in biases and blind spots. These fresh insights are interesting scientifically, but they also evoke significant questions about our lived experience. These perspectives challenge our basic assumptions of who we are, both as individuals and as a society. Thomas Metzinger is currently Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and an Adjunct Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study (FIAS). He is also Director of the Neuroethics Research Unit in Mainz and Director of the MIND Group at the FIAS.