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    • Unified entity with which we intuitively self-identify

      • This concept refers to a unified entity with which we intuitively self-identify, and that (1) has access to all and only the information that we ourselves are conscious of and (2) uses that information to make deliberative decisions about how to act in the world.
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  2. Our fundamental tactic of selfprotection, selfcontrol, and self‐ definition is not spinning webs or building dams, but telling stories; and more particularly concocting and controlling the story we tell others—and ourselves—about who we are. …

  3. This chapter argues that Nietzschean refers to a relation between drives and conscious thought: unity obtains when the agent’s attitude toward her own action is stable under the revelation of further information about the action’s etiology.

  4. Apr 25, 2014 · If you have ever been surprised by how you acted or felt confused, conflicted, or uncertain about who you truly are, or realized how dramatically different you feel in different situations or in...

  5. In Locke’s mind, conscious awareness and memory of previous experiences are the keys to understanding the self. In other words, you have a coherent concept of your self as a personal identity because you are aware of your self when you are thinking, feeling, and willing.

  6. Jul 13, 2017 · Self-Consciousness. Human beings are conscious not only of the world around them but also of themselves: their activities, their bodies, and their mental lives. They are, that is, self-conscious (or, equivalently, self-aware). Self-consciousness can be understood as an awareness of oneself.

  7. Active and stored mental representations of the self include both global and specific qualities as well as conscious and nonconscious qualities. Semantic and episodic memory both contribute to a self that is not a unitary construct comprising only the individual as he or she is now, but also past and possible selves.

  8. Jul 26, 2004 · There is reason to question this: unified consciousness is central, but consciousness of self? That is not so clear. Whatever, the topic is intrinsically interesting and Kant achieved some remarkable insights into it.

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