Body-Sense and Self-Sense: Why is Minimalism Insufficient?

摘要: In this chapter a fundamental question is explored, namely: ‘is my inner awareness of my-self separate from body?’ Is body-sense self-sense? What are and Are the self-sense distinct senses? A dominant approach inspired by Aristotelian thinking that body-sense. Who I am closely tied to embodied existence. cannot sense without accompanying Subjectivity inherent in The extends beyond physical limits body as evidenced maps brain. Body becomes more than biological including its psychological, social, cultural extensions. Such scenario brings need distinguish between minimal functional self continuous over period time. thesis presents comes us not neutral bland but rich whole permeating entire being at very first moment itself. We might conceptually get rid whole, organic, self-sense. But can we do away with such ‘self-sense’ experientially? fourth makes proposal organic core-self innermost self.