Altered States of Consciousness
Experiences Out of Time and Self
$44.53
- Paperback
190 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2024
Summary
What altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.
During extraordinary moments of consciousness—shock, meditative states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or drug intoxication—our senses of time and self are altered; we may even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies. Recent research, however, has …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546089 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262546086 |
| Author: | Marc Wittmann, Philippa Hurd |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 190 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“To make a book either about altered states of consciousness or about time accessible to nonexperts is, by itself, a great challenge. In Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self, author Marc Wittmann takes one step further and combines these two topics to discuss how they are related … his book is likely to be enjoyed both by readers who are novices in these areas and by readers who are already familiar with one of these topics.” —Wired
About The Author
Marc Wittmann
Marc Wittmann is Research Fellow at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany, and the author of Felt Time- The Psychology of How We Perceive Time (MIT Press).
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