Ego Quote by Thomas Metzinger

“The Ego is a transparent mental image: You, the physical person as a whole, look right through it. You do not see it. But you see with it.” quote by Thomas Metzinger — Download Open image

“The Ego is a transparent mental image: You, the physical person as a whole, look right through it. You do not see it. But you see with it.”

Thomas Metzinger

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