Posted by alexandra_k on July 31, 2005, at 16:31:44
In reply to Re: Lost - for Alex and anyone else interested » cricket, posted by Tamar on July 31, 2005, at 15:27:35
> I'm inclined to agree with the theorists who argue that the Self is a construct and doesn't have any kind of essential existence.
But... the self isn't wholly a construct. There are reality constraints (environment, genetic, experiences etc). And just because there isn't an essential essence (at the purely physical level of analysis) doesn't mean there can't be a functional essence on a higher level of analysis (e.g., that a self is a function from mental states to behaviours).
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