The mind, or as we like to call it, the perspectome, builds itself. Between birth and about six years of age, a perspectome forms itself from perception, percepts (in the Consciousness Studies literature, this is often called “qualia” but I prefer the term percepts because qualia has an implicit dualism from quanta). In the beginning, […]
Priming is a cognitive process that occurs when exposure to one stimulus alters a person or animal’s reaction to a later stimulus. WHAT IS PRIMING? Priming occurs whenever exposure to one thing can later alter behavior or thoughts. For example, if a child sees a bag of candy next to a red bench, they might […]
“Affectivity and the distinction between minimal and narrative self.” by Anna Bortolan Continental Philosophy Review volume 53, pages 67–84 (2020) Bortolan, A. Affectivity and the distinction between minimal and narrative self. Cont Philos Rev 53, 67–84 (2020). FULL ARTICLE (HTML): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11007-019-09471-y Abstract In the contemporary phenomenological literature it has been argued that it is possible […]
“Between Minimal Self and Narrative Self: A Husserlian Analysis of Person” Jaakko Belt Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology Volume 50, 2019 – Issue 4 Pages 305-323 13 Feb 2019 FULL TEXT: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00071773.2019.1577067 ABSTRACT The distinction between minimal self and narrative self has gained ground in recent discussions of selfhood. In this article, this […]
“Naked Subjectivity: Minimal vs. Narrative Selves in Kierkegaard” Patrick Stokes An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy Volume 53, 2010 – Issue 4 Pages 356-382 12 Jul 2010 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0020174X.2010.493370 Abstract In recent years a significant debate has arisen as to whether Kierkegaard offers a version of the “narrative approach” to issues of personal identity and self-constitution. In […]
