Dear Colleagues,
I think that there is a somewhat confused understanding of what the self is all about. It isn't an illusion.
It is a neural manifestation built up in the memory of every individual from their experience in the world.
It changes as we mature, learn and reflect on our existence. Because it is a cognitive artifact created by
each person it is not the easiest object of thought to apprehend. Although designers should definitely try
to understand people as individuals it is very hard not to generalize, or apply our own self images on their behalf.
Those interested in the cognitive and cultural ramifications of self should read Antonio Damasio's most recent book
"Self Comes to Mind". In it he writes" it depends on the brain's capacity to hold expansive memory records
not only of motor skills but also of facts and events, in particular, personal facts and events, those that make up
the scaffolding of biography and personhood and individual identity." p289 Not an illusion, just memories,
however formed.
Or, so I believe,
Chuck
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