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by Tor Norretranders (Author) "War es ein Gott, der diese Zeichen schrieb?" ("Was it a god that wrote these signs?") asked the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, drawing on Goethe..." (more)
Key Phrases: thermodynamic depth, conscious veto, consciousness lags, Benjamin Libet, Charles Bennett, Los Alamos (more...)
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The "user illusion" in computing is the desktop graphical user interface (GUI): the friendly, comprehensible illusion presented to the user to conceal all the bouncing bits and bytes that do the actual work. Tor Nørretranders writes that "our consciousness is a user illusion for ourselves and the world ... one's very own map of oneself and one's possibilities of intervening in the world." Much of Nørretranders' evidence comes from comparing the wide bandwidth of experience to the narrow bandwidth of consciousness, and from examining how much of our brain function is never consciously acknowledged. Although slightly out of date (the book was written in 1991; it was a bestseller in Europe), The User Illusion has been well translated and gives a refreshing, non-Anglophone take on a problem that is not likely to go away anytime soon. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Nirretranders declares: "Consciousness is a fraud." The realm of the subconsciousAthe "Me"Ais infinitely richer and must be cultivated if we are to experience the full sensation of reality. A best seller in the author's native Denmark, this book weaves together concepts from mathematics, computer science, neurology, and psychology.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140230122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140230123
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)