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Informationen zum Autor For 200 years?since 1817?the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Among the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, it has become not only an enduring cultural institution in New York, but also one of the most significant organizations in the global scientific community. Klappentext The perdurable question, "Who am I?" points to a deeply rooted need within us to understand the basis for the experience of unitary consciousness known as the Self. Today, the word "self" has come to refer to a host of intersecting ideas, questions, concerns, and problems that are central to the human condition and predicament. At the same time, our fundamental experience of selfhood has inevitably led to the pursuit of the related but equally enigmatic question of "What is the Self?" Historically, concepts and theories of what constitutes the Self abound and, at times, have been so disparate that the term has assumed radically different meanings across disciplines.In partnership with the Nour Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences presented a six-part series of public events, from December 2010 through May 2011, examining the question "What is the Self?" The series brought together experts from the sciences and humanities to discuss the evolving notion, construct, and experience of the Self without losing sight of the subjective value that makes this topic so integral to each of us. In addition to transcripts from each of the six public events, short perspective articles by several of the participants explore specific issues related to their individual experiences and field study.NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632.ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member. Zusammenfassung The perdurable question, "Who am I?" points to a deeply rooted need within us to understand the basis for the experience of unitary consciousness known as the Self. Today, the word "self" has come to refer to a host of intersecting ideas, questions, concerns, and problems that are central to the human condition and predicament. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to Perspectives on the self : conversations on identity and consciousness / Richard Rass To be or not to be : the self as illusion / Krista Tippett [and others] Near-death experiences : the experience of the self as real and not as an illusion / Pim van Lommel Quid pro quo : the ecology of the self / Steve Paulson [and others] What do you think you are? / Christina Starmans and Paul Bloom Self and identity : a brief overview of what they are, what they do, and how they work / Roy F. Baumeister The pursuit of immortality : from the ego to the soul / Lisa Miller [and others] Science, self, and immortality / John F. Haught Immortality versus resurrection in the Christian tradition / Nancey Murphy A self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Esther Sternberg [and others] A self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Esther Sternberg The self in the Cartesian brain / Shaun Gallagher A self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Varadaraja V. Raman Me, myself, and I : the rise of the modern self / Robert Hanna [and others] What is the self? / Robert Hanna The modern notion of self has reached its ultimate conclusion / Gerald Izenberg The American self and the long...
