Thomas Metzinger
Thomas Metzinger | |
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Metzinger in 2022 | |
| Born | 12 March 1958 |
| Education | |
| Education | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of Giessen University of Osnabrück University of Mainz |
| Main interests | |
| Notable ideas | Phenomenal self model (PSM) |
Thomas Metzinger (German: [ˈmɛtsɪŋɐ]; born 12 March 1958) is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus of theoretical philosophy at the University of Mainz. His primary research areas include philosophy of mind, philosophy of neuroscience, and applied ethics, particularly focusing on neurotechnology, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. He has argued in his book Being No One that the phenomenal self is a mental construct created by the brain. His 2024 book The Elephant and the Blind compiled extensive research on meditation.