The Ego Tunnel
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The Ego Tunnel is a philosophical and neuroscientific book by Thomas Metzinger that explores how consciousness and the sense of self arise from brain processes and why the self is an illusion.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16202985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego Tunnel Context triple: [Thomas Metzinger, notableWork, The Ego Tunnel]
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A.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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B.
The Tell-Tale Brain
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
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C.
I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores the nature of self, consciousness, and recursion through the concept of self-referential “strange loops.”
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D.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
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E.
A Mind That Found Itself
A Mind That Found Itself is an influential 1908 autobiographical account by Clifford Whittingham Beers that exposed the abuses of mental institutions and helped launch the modern mental health reform movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego Tunnel Target entity description: The Ego Tunnel is a philosophical and neuroscientific book by Thomas Metzinger that explores how consciousness and the sense of self arise from brain processes and why the self is an illusion.
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A.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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B.
The Tell-Tale Brain
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
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C.
I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores the nature of self, consciousness, and recursion through the concept of self-referential “strange loops.”
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D.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
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E.
A Mind That Found Itself
A Mind That Found Itself is an influential 1908 autobiographical account by Clifford Whittingham Beers that exposed the abuses of mental institutions and helped launch the modern mental health reform movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.