Questions tagged [self-consciousness]
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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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