The Paradox of the Authentic Self
This is a blog from Owen Allen
Much is mentioned about our authentic self as, like, we have to know what it is and be true to it.
I worry that I don’t know what mine is and so I’m sure I can’t possibly be true to it.
But, because it seems that a lot of people think it is important, I keep trying to understand what it is. However, pretty much at a stand still on the issue, I decided to make an enquiry into the possibility that an authentic self doesn’t exist. With that enquiry in mind, I found myself getting down to the tin tacs of the issue.
So, finally, my conclusion is that, yes, there is an authentic self, and no, there isn’t.
How did I get to this?
Well, perhaps it is because I like the idea of fuzzy logic, that things can either exist, not exist, exist and not exist (as…
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