The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size

Name: The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
Author: The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size

von The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size Verlag: Viking Verlag

1998 - Softcover 480 S.

Zustand: gebraucht - sehr gut, The "user illusion" of this groundbreaking book`s title comes from the computer industry and refers to the simplistic mental image most of us have of our PCs. "The User Illusion" makes the case that humans are designed for a much richer existence than processing small bits of information from a computer screen. Line drawings. As John Casti wrote, "Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness." This groundbreaking work by Denmark`s leading science writer draws on psychology, evolutionary biology, information theory, and other disciplines to argue its revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinitesimal fraction of our ability to process information. Although we are unaware of it, our brains sift through and discard billions of pieces of data in order to allow us to understand the world around us. In fact, most of what we call thought is actually the unconscious discarding of information. What our consciousness rejects constitutes the most valuable part of ourselves, the "Me" that the "I" draws on for most of our actions -- fluent speech, riding a bicycle, anything involving expertise. No wonder that, in this age of information, so many of us feel empty and dissatisfied. As engaging as it is insightful, this important book encourages us to rely more on what our instincts and our senses tell us so that we can better appreciate the richness of human life. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size Verlagsort London Sprache englisch Psychologe Allgemeine Psychologie Geisteswissenschaften Psychologen Verhaltenstherapie ISBN-10: 0-670-87579-1 / 0670875791 ISBN-13: 978-0-670-87579-5 / 9780670875795

Psychologe Allgemeine Psychologie Geisteswissenschaften Psychologen Verhaltenstherapie ISBN-10: 0-670-87579-1 / 0670875791 ISBN-13: 978-0-670-87579-5 / 9780670875795 The "user illusion" of this groundbreaking book`s title comes from the computer industry and refers to the simplistic mental image most of us have of our PCs. "The User Illusion" makes the case that humans are designed for a much richer existence than processing small bits of information from a computer screen. Line drawings. As John Casti wrote, "Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness." This groundbreaking work by Denmark`s leading science writer draws on psychology, evolutionary biology, information theory, and other disciplines to argue its revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinitesimal fraction of our ability to process information. Although we are unaware of it, our brains sift through and discard billions of pieces of data in order to allow us to understand the world around us. In fact, most of what we call thought is actually the unconscious discarding of information. What our consciousness rejects constitutes the most valuable part of ourselves, the "Me" that the "I" draws on for most of our actions -- fluent speech, riding a bicycle, anything involving expertise. No wonder that, in this age of information, so many of us feel empty and dissatisfied. As engaging as it is insightful, this important book encourages us to rely more on what our instincts and our senses tell us so that we can better appreciate the richness of human life. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size Verlagsort London Sprache englisch

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The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size

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BN25547

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Psychologie / Pädagogik / Allgemeine Psychologie

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