But this is meaningless without context.To answer the question, "Who am I?" by announcing and declaring for all mankind, "I am x!" is equivalent to saying, "2+3=5". Yes, it affirms a basic principle. Yes, it is a true statement, but it is meaningless. We learn from science that numbers in themselves have no meaning, until they are given context by UNITS. "2meters + 3meters = 5meters" has meaning. So too, must our sens od identity be given meaning. We must include ourselves into the context of the world. In other words, our identity is not a trascendant property. We do not posses an immutable self, to the contrary, we are subject to the world around us to provide us with a context in which to place ourself.
But this is meaningless without context.To answer the question, "Who am I?" by announcing and declaring for all mankind, "I am x!" is equivalent to saying, "2+3=5". Yes, it affirms a basic principle. Yes, it is a true statement, but it is meaningless. We learn from science that numbers in themselves have no meaning, until they are given context by UNITS. "2meters + 3meters = 5meters" has meaning. So too, must our sens od identity be given meaning. We must include ourselves into the context of the world. In other words, our identity is not a trascendant property. We do not posses an immutable self, to the contrary, we are subject to the world around us to provide us with a context in which to place ourself.
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Writer's Block: If I could find my way
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Bob Morlang
When I was working at Tri-Mount, we had these camp trucks. They were army surplus, and while they could take a beating, they only sort of worked. And…
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