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5673 | If we have a pain, we are strongly aware of the bodily self [Cassam] |
Full Idea: Since sensations such as pain generally present themselves as in some part of one's body, the bodily self seems to be anything but elusive in sensory awareness. | |
From: Quassim Cassam (Introduction to 'Self-Knowledge' [1994], §I) | |
A reaction: This strikes me as a really good observation. Whenever we do Hume's experiment in introspection, we tend to examine either pure sense experiences or abstract ideas. If we introspect a pain, we actually find the body at the centre of activity. |