RE: Does a "True Self" Exist?
July 2, 2015 at 8:44 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2015 at 8:45 pm by bennyboy.)
I think the word "self" is interesting because we feel we know for sure it exists-- and yet don't really know what it is. As soon as you try to say "The self is X," you open a can of worms: people will disagree with the definition, or prove it's too simple or abstract, or whatever, or dig up special cases that contradict whatever you've said about it. In the end, the semantic storm leaves you wondering if there really is anything at the center of that storm or not.
It's kind of like "beauty" or "right" and "wrong." Those are all very real parts of our lives, and the words are definitely used meaningfully, and yet. . . hmmm?
It's kind of like "beauty" or "right" and "wrong." Those are all very real parts of our lives, and the words are definitely used meaningfully, and yet. . . hmmm?
