Self-consciousness

day, he woke up, as if transformed, joyous with tears in eyes. Everything appeared fresh and pure. ‘Being established in that presence or beingness’ was, for Tolle, being established in peace. It was the ‘sat’and‘chit’ (pure existence and pure consciousness) which was blissful (ānanda). It was the experience of realizing his true nature of Pure awareness as being different from the mind…

We are alive in the most exciting, interesting or perplexing time the history our Planet Earth has ever seen. We are both knowingly and unknowingly reacting to this time, yet many of us do not understand how the Path of Consciousness affects our emotional stability. Not only do we feel there is more to fear these days, but we are also sensitive to planetary energies that are shifting and changing as we evolve. Mix the different levels of information that we receive from the different pockets of…

one’s comprehension of the self are thought to be profoundly influenced by the individual’s memory. Hence, one may not only view the self as a concept or as an image, but also “think of the self as one’s memory for oneself” (Klein). Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind sets the focus on this dynamic, examining the impairment imposed on its characters’ perception of their own identity caused by the selective memory erasure. The film portrays the disruption of the consciousness engendered by…

numerous injustices and the death of many of her community due to malnutrition, unhealthy work conditions, and the way they have been sabotage allowed Rigoberta to develop a political awareness. However, what trigger her to develop a political consciousness was the exploitation and manipulation experienced by many such as ladinos and the government. The violence and the death of many compañeros and family members allowed Rigoberta to find the courage to move on to help her community. Lastly, her…

Zef Vataj Locke’s Question of Self-Identity The essential question of who we are as people, our own personal identity, has been central to the philosophy of many thinkers. The answer to this question will ultimately decide life and death, as one’s ability to exist is dependent on their nature. John Locke tackled this issue throughout his Essay Concerning Human Understanding and it remains a central tenant of his empiricist doctrine. One can begin to understand the nature of things over…

Theory is more plausible, which indicates that our natural beliefs of personal identity are false and inconclusive. According to the Ego Theory, a person existing over time is explained by a continued existence of a subject of experiences. The consciousness of a person is unified at any moment of time because there there is only one person having many experiences at that moment. The entire life of a person is unified as a result of that same person having all those life experiences. A…

According to John Locke in “Of Identity and Diversity” being the same person has nothing to do with remaining the same substance. Instead, remaining the same person has only to do with consciousness and the continuous link of memory. Locke supports this claim with his idea of identity, which he defines by comparing something that exist in the present and the existence of that thing at an earlier time. This concept of identity arises from the principle that two things of the same kind cannot…

them – in this case consciousness (Shoemaker D, 2016). In this essay I will argue that Locke’s original memory criterion is the correct account of personal identity. To do this I will refer to the merits of Locke’s criterion as well as to various objections with two main objections being that identity seems to persist through loss of memory…

or her utterance less conclusive, or we just become exhausted. Lacking self-insight, we may attempt to keep awareness by spinning up the power or volume so as to keep the situation engaging. Through mindfulness presence as a therapist or individual, we alternatively assimilate how to turn up our awareness, thereby bringing our genuinely awareness to the moment. We begin by concentrating on the music in the room, the consciousness of our breath as we sit with our feet touching the floor. This…

Finally coming to a halt after sliding upside down on the highway were I lost consciousness and I was pronounced dead on the scene – but I still live today. I cannot recall my past self. I am one with two beginnings, an exception to the rule – no doubt. Locke would argue that I am not the same person because my conscious or thinking cannot recall my past memories. I have no psychological continuity. Because your consciousness determines your personal identity, according to Locke, not your body…