{"title":"Timothy D. Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eTimothy D. Wilson's work explores the intricate workings of the human mind, shedding light on the unconscious forces that shape our thoughts, behaviours, and self-perception. His writing bridges the gap between philosophy and psychology, inviting readers to reconsider what they know about the self and personal change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful and accessible approach, Wilson challenges assumptions about introspection and the limits of self-knowledge, offering profound insights into the complexities of human nature. His books are essential reading for those interested in the deeper questions of mind and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strangers-to-ourselves-by-timothy-d-wilson-9780674013827","title":"Strangers to Ourselves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnow thyself\u003c\/em\u003e, a precept as old as Socrates, is still good advice. But is introspection the best path to self-knowledge? What are we trying to discover, anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an eye-opening tour of the unconscious, as contemporary psychological science has redefined it, Timothy D. Wilson introduces us to a hidden mental world of judgments, feelings, and motives that introspection may never show us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not your psychoanalyst's unconscious. The adaptive unconscious that empirical psychology has revealed, and that Wilson describes, is much more than a repository of primitive drives and conflict-ridden memories. It is a set of pervasive, sophisticated mental processes that size up our worlds, set goals, and initiate action, all while we are consciously thinking about something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf we don't know ourselves—our potentials, feelings, or motives—it is most often, Wilson tells us, because we have developed a plausible story about ourselves that is out of touch with our adaptive unconscious. Citing evidence that too much introspection can actually do damage, Wilson makes the case for better ways of discovering our unconscious selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to know who you are or what you feel or what you're like, Wilson advises, pay attention to what you actually do and what other people think about you. Showing us an unconscious more powerful than Freud's, and even more pervasive in our daily life, \u003cem\u003eStrangers to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e marks a revolution in how we know ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537031479532,"sku":"9780674013827","price":79.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b90b34819a40143ddb855b19a54064db.jpg?v=1776902863"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/timothy-d-wilson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}