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minimal self: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of mind

the immediate, pre-reflective awareness of oneself as the subject of experience and agent of action, prior to any life story.

In philosophy of mind, minimal self refers to the immediate, pre-reflective awareness of oneself as the subject of experience and agent of action, prior to any life story. This meaning comes from Gallagher (2000) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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References

Gallagher, S. (2000). Philosophical conceptions of the self: implications for cognitive science. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1364-6613(99)01417-5

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