Solving the mind body problem does not involve understanding the relationship between two physical entities, but between two mental models, and requires modeling how the mind forms these models and the relationship between them.
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Self is the mind's representation (concept) of itself.
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Yes. I think of the mind as the thing that authors the entire subjective universe, but if we become aware of that then the self encompasses this. Conversely, we can have an active mind while suspending the self, which just means that the mind does not model itself.
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A simulacrum of what or who? If it is created by the mind how can it be a separate object? Is it a simulacrum of itself?
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The self is the simulacrum of a person as a unified, perspectival, experiencing, intentional object. It is as separate from the mind as a computer game character is from the game engine.
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Still, I am fascinated by these completely opposite views. Mind’s product or even mind itself being influenced - created by natural forces manifested here in the form of emergent phenomena, ie memes...
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