[FRIAM] [integrated|emergent] self
uǝlƃ ☣
gepropella at gmail.com
Tue Jan 30 12:00:48 EST 2018
We've had some healthy melee around the concept of the self. So, perhaps these two articles would be interesting:
Self-evident
https://aeon.co/essays/the-self-does-exist-and-is-amenable-to-scientific-investigation
Are you sleepwalking now?
https://aeon.co/essays/are-you-sleepwalking-now-what-we-know-about-mind-wandering
The former is, surprisingly, a little too reliant on philosophy for me. The latter has a better veneer of science to it. Of course, my ignorance allows me to disagree with them both, in different particulars. But it's always good to study one's opponents. 8^)
And, as long as I'm sending Aeon content, here's one from a familiar voice (with which I completely agree):
Why hiring the ‘best’ people produces the least creative results
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-hiring-the-best-people-produces-the-least-creative-results
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