Questions tagged [self-consciousness]
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How would one evaluate whether Open Individualism is "true"?
According to Wikipedia this is the definition of Open Individualism (OI), see below. There is a small but quite vocal community on Reddit who advocate for this worldview, and I would like advice on ...
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Why does Hegel think self-consciousness needs another self-conscious being, rather than just natural phenomena, to develop?
Hegel rigorously argues that self-consciousness requires another self-conscious entity to fully realize itself. However, could self-consciousness not achieve its development through encounters with ...
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Could the voices experienced by individuals with schizophrenia genuinely possess self-awareness? [closed]
We lack a precise definition or physical model of self-awareness, but all humans seem to grasp it intuitively—we experience colors, pain, and other subjective qualia. Now consider a person diagnosed ...
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Is pride a good or a bad things? [closed]
There is the pride one can have for succeeding in something that requires a lot of work. I am not talking about this here.
Is the pride that can make a person angry, when its dignity is hurt a good ...
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How can one be honest with oneself if one IS oneself?
My question is probably very basic, but it concerns a bit of a paradox/contradiction. In psychology it is a frequent refrain, "You aren't (or have to be) honest with yourself." I don't ...
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Infinite regresses and AI: are they compatible?
I haven't been thinking about this very long, but when I encounter an infinite regress, I recognize it as a problem and then look for ways around that (avoid, make it virtuous, I don't know). I may ...
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Are your memories part of you?
I have been doing some self reflection, and questions keep arising. In this post I want to ask "are my memories part of the thing that is me, or are they part of my mind, and thus separate from ...
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What part of the brain is the self? [closed]
I can see. Therefore my optic nerves must terminate directly on me. So what part of the brain is the self?
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Deterministic simulation and Pascal's mugging
So the canonical description of Pascal's mugging involves simulation, and torment, of a large number of self-aware beings. What makes it even worse is that it involves a Turing machine doing the ...
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Kant's analysis of self-consciousness in CPR
I am fairly familiar with the general scheme of Kant's philosophy. I started reading Critique of Pure Reason since a few weeks ago. I think I understood nearly all parts (but I maybe mistaken) but now ...
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