In other words, is the mind capable of self-refelction? Can the mind contain itself? — TheMadFool
In other words, is the mind capable of self-refelction? — TheMadFool
I am not sure if I can think about putting the mind into sets — Jack Cummins
mind involved in reflecting on itself. — Jack Cummins
Body, mind, and spirit are just different degrees of consciousness. — Apollodorus
completely forget our true identity. — Apollodorus
:sweat:Here's how I become self-aware: I think and I conclude there's a thinker and I = the thinker. — TheMadFool
Why assume "I" thinks?
Why assume I "thinks"?
Descartes confused himself (us): "the cogito" concludes to nothing more than thinking, therefore thinking happens which presupposes, not proves, existence.
Why, Fool, assume it's "self" you are aware of? — 180 Proof
Are we thinkers or are we thoughts? If we're thinkers then our identity is numerically defined but not qualitatively i.e. your friend wouldn't be able to tell my mind apart from your mind. If we're thoughts then the paradox of the identity of a thing being based on that which that thing is not rears its ugly head. — TheMadFool
The answer is found in Plotinus. — Apollodorus
spirit (nous), mind (psyche) and body (soma) — Apollodorus
The 'mind' thinks but trying to work out the logistics is not that easy. — Jack Cummins
I remember the time when I really, really liked this girl (seems I'm a heterosexual) but the logistics was a nightmare. — TheMadFool
the 'inevitable' — Jack Cummins
Enough with the woo-of-the-gaps wishful / magical thinking. — 180 Proof
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