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      Stranger in the Mirror: The Scientific Search for the Self

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      A provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the self, and what it actually constitutes our sense of self.

      Who are we? Where is the boundary between us and everything else? Are we all multiple personalities? And how can we control who we become?
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      Product ID:9781472146960
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Stranger in the Mirror
      Subtitle:The Scientific Search for the Self
      Authors:Author: Robert Levine
      Page Count:304
      Subjects:Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, The self, ego, identity, personality, Popular science, Popular psychology, Popular science, Popular psychology
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      A provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the self, and what it actually constitutes our sense of self.

      Who are we? Where is the boundary between us and everything else? Are we all multiple personalities? And how can we control who we become?

      From distinguished psychologist Robert Levine comes this provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the most personal and important of all landscapes: the physical and psychological entity we call our self.

      Using a combination of case studies and cutting-edge research in psychology, biology, neuroscience, virtual reality and many other fields, Levine challenges cherished beliefs about the unity and stability of the self - but also suggests that we are more capable of change than we know.

      Transformation, Levine shows, is the human condition at virtually every level. Physically, our cells are unrecognizable from one moment to the next. Cognitively, our self-perceptions are equally changeable: A single glitch can make us lose track of a body part or our entire body, or to confuse our very self with that of another person. Psychologically, we switch back and forth like quicksilver between incongruent, sometimes adversarial sub-selves. Socially, we appear to be little more than an ever-changing troupe of actors. And, culturally, the boundaries of the self vary wildly around the world - from the confines of one''s body to an entire village.

      The self, in short, is a fiction: vague, arbitrary, and utterly intangible. But it is also interminably fluid. And this unleashes a world of potential.

      Engaging, informative, and ultimately liberating, Stranger in the Mirror will change forever how you think about your self - and what you might become.


      Imprint Name:Robinson
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-10-01

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      Weight240 g
      Dimensions128 × 195 × 25 mm