The trick of the ego

Number of pages: 439 pages When we are asked this question: Do you have a basic "selfhood"? most people answer affirmatively, but I have not yet encountered anyone who can clearly explain the nature of this "selfhood"; people may describe it as a kind of constant "feeling" that colors their lives, or perhaps a kind of "flavor" that runs through all their experiences. And although people are aware that they have changed significantly since they were children, most claim that their sense of "self" has not changed. Are we justified in believing in the existence of such an essence? That is the question I hope my book will answer.