This book by one of Europe's leading cognitive philosophers is based on the latest scientific research and is dedicated to a radical rethinking of the nature of human consciousness. It explains why all our intuitions about our own minds are wrong and why the human person simply does not exist. What is consciousness? Do we have free will? Is it possible to learn to control dreams? How might society change as a result of the latest discoveries in neuroscience, and what dangers might we face in the future? You will learn about all this and much more in this book, a true guide to a new era of scientific discoveries in the field of the human mind, which force us to completely reconsider our view of human consciousness, who we are and how we interact with the world. and expanded edition 2014.