Questions tagged [self-cognition]
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Why aren't pure apperception and empirical apperception structurally identical, even though they are functionally identical in Kant's Anthropology?
I can't be the only one who finds this strange. Section 7 of Anthropology from a Pragmatic Perspective, entitled "On Sensibility in contrast to understanding", reads as follows:
In regard to the state of its representations, my mind is either…
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Is There a Paradox of Self-Observation?
Many philosophies and religions teach self-observation. For instance...
The Oracle at Delphi told Socrates to "Know Thyself".
Yoga teaches people to discover their true selves.
On the surface, self-observation seems plausible. I know my thoughts,…
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What is the difference between intension and intention?
What is the difference between intention and intension? If one intends to do something is this intent part of the concept of intension?
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Are the Sims self aware?
According to Professor Nick Bostrom of Oxford University:
...at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a “posthuman” stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely…
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Can the self exist instantaneously/without time?
Certainly your past experiences will affect how you perceive the world, process events, think about things, and behave but do you think the high level thinking required for the conception of self needs time or can it be instantaneous? Imagine…
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What is the best philosophical expression for the "mutual containment" of mind and body?
The old "ouroboros" of mind and body reappears in various forms. Basically, the world is formed within consciousness; consciousness is formed within the brain; the brain is formed within the world.
What is the most lucid description of this in the…
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Distinction between two types of self
Teleporting persons and multiple "you's" are discussed in serious thought experiments in physics and philosophy.
I feel like most of the time these scenarios come up, I would not make the same assumptions I feel the experimenters do however. The…
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Can an intellect judge itself?
Suppose you want to measure the length of something, e.g. the length of a kitchen table. It's not an easy task, but luckily you have a meter stick on hand! So you take your meter stick and make your measurement: comes up 0.8 meters, wonderful. But…
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Was active ignorance the genesis of self awareness?
In other words, is an organism's ability to ignore some of the sensory input it receives from the outside world the first requirement in defining self from other?
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Concerning A.I. and Robots - Can they reach sentience and consciousness?
If a robot had a cognitive system in its 'head' that can pass the Turing Test and its AI abilities where self-sustaining (and it can reprogram any part of 'itself' without causing self-sabotage) how far into its development would it take for it to…
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Can we trust our own cognition?
How can I know the things my brain interpret are real? How can I know cognition doesn't filter information out? How can I know that everything I believe is not projection or mirroring of what I am?
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Can you exist in two places at once?
One idea in H+ is that a person's consciousness can be digitized to outlive its human body. I think the assumption is that everything that you consciously are is just the emergent configuration of atoms in your brain. The psychological is…
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About models of Human Cognition
Are there any models of Human Cognition that do not require some physicallist concepts? Maybe a model of the Mind-brain system as a self-sustaining self-controlling 'behavioural-algorithm' processing and management system. Where the self-controlling…
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Books/Pieces/Essays about self-worth?
I'm interested in reading some good books/pieces/essays about self-worth (ultimate meaning of life, learning, working, etc).
It's hard to precisely define the topic, but anything you think is relevant is appreciated.
Thanks.
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Is there any way for me to know if I exist, as such, do I exist?
Is there any way for me to truly know I exist? I mean, I think I exist, but I recently came across skepticism, which says to doubt everything, even one's own existence, so now I don't know if I exist. Is there any way for me to know, 100% and…
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