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“Who’s There?” Is The Self A Convenient Fiction?

For a long time people thought that the self was unified and eternal. It’s easy to see why. We feel like we have an essence; we grow old, gain and lose friends, and change preferences but we are the s… more →

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"Who's There?" Is The Self A Convenient Fiction? — 36 comments

sammcnerney wrote 1 year ago: For a long time people thought that the self was unified and eternal. It’s easy to see why. We feel … more →

Tags: Psychology, Steven Pinker, Freud, David Hume, Julian Baggini, Paul Broks, Walt Whitman, michael gazzaniga, Joseph LeDeux

Our Modular Selves: Science and the Philosophy of Self — 13 comments

sammcnerney wrote 1 year ago: One of the most enduring themes in western thought is the idea of The Self. Who am “I” a … more →

Tags: David Hume, jonathan haidt, Psychology, Robert Kurzban


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