I really liked that Keith...do you see the self-exceeding-the self element as an explanation/METAPHOR/MODEL of (cognitive/mental) generation...& would you agree then, that design concerns the extension of the self into a realm of shared cognitions (through the object/process)and therefore equals some sharing of consciousness? Norm [log in to unmask] Norman Sheehan Senior Research Officer Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit University of Queensland Brisbane Old 4072 Australia %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%