{"product_id":"our-fictional-minds-moving-beyond-consciousness-self-and-other-illusions-9781493085330","title":"Our Fictional Minds: Moving Beyond Consciousness, Self, and Other Illusions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Our Fictional Minds, \u003c\/i\u003e David C. Fisher, Ph.D. challenges often-cherished convictions about ourselves and the world around us. By drawing on psychology, physics, neuroscience, as well as Western and Buddhist philosophies, he shows how common views of reality, consciousness, and the mind both serve and limit us. This revolutionary book helps readers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify mental shortcuts that limit our openness to new or opposing ideas. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome more comfortable with ambiguity, encouraging creativity and flexibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee the nature and origins of their conceptions of \"self\" through a striking case example of hypnosis. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsider viewpoints challenging the appearance of free will. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop flexible thinking to prevent being manipulated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReimagine introspection and consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop fluid and interconnected concepts of the self, enhancing self-acceptance, resilience, and empathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceive reality itself from a fresh perspective, bringing a sense of interconnectedness and inner peace. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbracing such new approaches usually means confronting, and ultimately discarding, deeply held convictions about ourselves and reality. Those who can meet these challenges embark on an enlightening journey of self-discovery. By bringing this new thinking to the forefront, readers will see not only themselves as part of something vast and extraordinary, but better understand the potential in us all for transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493085330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"David C. Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608378437813,"sku":"9781493085330","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a0a3b293-01ee-4436-80aa-c3da3eb46f38.jpg?v=1725374522","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/our-fictional-minds-moving-beyond-consciousness-self-and-other-illusions-9781493085330","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}