Body Am I: The New Science of Self-Consciousness

by Moheb Costandi

Book Overview

How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena.

The body is central to our sense of identity. It can be a canvas for self-expression, decorated with clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, tattoos, and piercings. But the body is more than that. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262046598
• ISBN13: 9780262046596
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"