tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post8725077807550007360..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Searching for the True SelfDeric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-47187371393314682842011-09-05T07:49:32.938-05:002011-09-05T07:49:32.938-05:00What this says to be True Self seem to be just att...What this says to be True Self seem to be just attributes that define boundaries of our internal territory. It's is not unlike any territory of a territorial animal that provide safety and food, maybe also mating possibilities.<br /><br />Is there really any True Self inside those bounds? Or are there just the attributes that define the bounds and we think it's our True Self because we identify with it without ever questioning if it's the whole truth or even a truth at all?J. Miettinennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-3941580819246054492011-06-15T15:21:11.240-05:002011-06-15T15:21:11.240-05:00Aye, I have to agree with the above posters; the n...Aye, I have to agree with the above posters; the notion of a "true self" is somewhat nonsensical. Our "self" varies according to the context it finds itself in, so the "true self" would be--what--the self in a vacuum? :PErgo Ratiohttp://generalnotions.talkislam.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-86346952688655710002011-06-12T21:49:53.978-05:002011-06-12T21:49:53.978-05:00Thanks a lot!Thanks a lot!Debayannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-84705039565436203132011-06-12T21:27:47.790-05:002011-06-12T21:27:47.790-05:00I am fond of Daniel Dennett's notion of the se...I am fond of Daniel Dennett's notion of the self as the "Center of Narrative Gravity". Like the physics concept of a center of gravity, "The Self" is a useful abstraction, but which does not exist in reality as a "thing". The "Narrative" part is that We (our selves) are the center of the stories our brains spin about ourselves, and that center changes over time, can be somewhat nebulous, and doesn't necessarily move straight from one place to another.Andrew Werthhttp://www.andrewwerth.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-74327526676055395772011-06-12T14:37:39.246-05:002011-06-12T14:37:39.246-05:00Opps, you are right, the left column has the podc...Opps, you are right, the left column has the podcasts of the "I-Illusion" and "Beast Within" lectures. The web lecture versions are found via the HOME link at top left. The Metzinger model described in the "Making Minds" talk April 28 (link in left column) is also relevant.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-46055618813603467522011-06-12T13:38:51.835-05:002011-06-12T13:38:51.835-05:00The idea of a true self is indeed a problematic on...The idea of a true self is indeed a problematic one from a neuroscientific point of view as it requires defining 'trueness' as an attribute. However, from a practical standpoint, I think, the self that one presents the maximum amount of time, statistically, could have some value in social sciences. <br /><br />Couldn't find the link to the sundry lectures, Deric. <br /><br />-Debayan (natselrox)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-14325466377257660112011-06-11T09:26:26.672-05:002011-06-11T09:26:26.672-05:00I have known a couple of people that had strokes. ...I have known a couple of people that had strokes. When I next met them I was worried about what I would find. I was relieved that, even though they had some problems, it was still the same person inside. <br /><br />I just want to point out that the "true self" may mean more than that aspect discussed in this blog. <br /><br />TomTom of the Sweetwater Seanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-36376995448720649572011-06-10T15:55:08.855-05:002011-06-10T15:55:08.855-05:00Quite so. I wonder if we reduce the confabulations...Quite so. I wonder if we reduce the confabulations, will we have more of life?irmawalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612774341504053499noreply@blogger.com