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Full Idea
We should return to the old idea that the mind and the self are one and combine it with the new idea that the mind-self is a biological phenomenon.
Gist of Idea
The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon
Source
Thomas W. Polger (Natural Minds [2004], §8.3)
Book Ref
Polger,Thomas W.: 'Natural Minds' [MIT 2004], p.245
A Reaction
This doesn't make allowance for the fact that some parts of my mind seem like irritating visitors, and other parts seem like the home-owner. Personally I take the self to be the brain's central controller, or the centre (forum) of brain integration.
| 1372 | Our personal identity must depend on something we are aware of, namely consciousness [Locke] |
| 1378 | My little finger is part of me if I am conscious of it [Locke] |
| 22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
| 5664 | Consciousness must involve a subject, and only bodies identify subjects [Ayer] |
| 3826 | A self must at least be capable of consciousness [Searle] |
| 3829 | Selfs are conscious, enduring, reasonable, active, free, and responsible [Searle] |
| 6381 | The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger] |