
Self Illusion
Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the ''me'' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other''s actions and deeds. But that sovereignty of the se...
Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the ''me'' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other''s actions and deeds. But that sovereignty of the se...