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The Two of Me - The Rational Outer Me and the Emotional Inner Me (Paperback)
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The Two of Me - The Rational Outer Me and the Emotional Inner Me (Paperback)
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How much of what we do is directed by conscious, deliberate
decisions and how much originates in unconscious, automatic
directives? This is the question explored in The Two of Me via an
engaging combination of phenomenological subjective investigation
and objective considerations of mental processes and specific
structures. John Birtchnell puts forward the thesis that many more
of our actions than we might imagine are determined unconsciously.
Not only are unnoticed automatic actions motivated unconsciously,
but also seemingly conscious or 'thought out' behaviours are
actually determined and reinforced by unconscious exigencies. Even
where we produce a reasoned discourse taking responsibility for why
we hold certain thoughts, there is always the possibility that
these explanations serve and follow from an unconscious driving
force. The conscious mind seems to act as spokesperson for both
itself and the unconscious mind. Investigating this dual aspect of
the person, the book addresses the issue across a range of mental
processes including memory, language, problem-solving, dreams,
delusions, hallucinations and more complex constructs such as the
arts, humour and religion.
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