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  1. Issues about knowledge of the self include: (1) how it is that one distinguishes oneself from others, as the object of a self-attribution; (2) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of the material or non-material nature of the self; (3) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of one’s personal identity over time; and (4) what sort of self ...

  2. Sep 24, 2018 · In this paper I argue that two dominant accounts of identification implicated in self-unity (represented respectively by Christine Korsgaard and Harry Frankfurt) fail to acknowledge the significance of a related form of self-unifying activity, self-recognition.

    • Emer O’Hagan
    • emer.ohagan@usask.ca
    • 2019
  3. Personal philosophies are as varied as people themselves, but here are a few common themes: Self-Improvement: This is about wanting to become the best version of yourself, whether that’s being smarter, kinder, or stronger. Success: Some people might focus on achieving their goals and dreams, whatever they may be.

  4. Jul 26, 2004 · In this article, we will focus on Immanuel Kant’s (1724–1804) work on the mind and consciousness of self and related issues. Some commentators believe that Kant’s views on the mind are dependent on his idealism (he called it transcendental idealism). For the most part, that is not so.

    • Andrew Brook, Julian Wuerth
    • 2004
  5. Jan 1, 2012 · Here, we have the first clear inkling of a multiple self. These different modes of the self, “appear, one after another and side-by-side in the consciousness.” The sense of a unified self is, therefore, “a fabricated illusion.”

    • David Lester
    • 2012
  6. Learning Objectives. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Apply the dilemma of persistence to self and identity. Outline Western and Eastern theological views of self. Describe secular views of the self. Describe the mind-body problem.

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  8. It introduces the so-called “Joycean Machine”, special narrative module in the brain charged with production of an autobiography. It is argued that the synchronic unity of the thinking subject is the unity of voice and agency wrought by the unifying activity of the Joycean Machine.

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