When exploring “self” on Sunday, Jack mentions three different uses of “I” when speaking of the following: the I that acts, the I that possesses (mine) and the the I to whom events occur (me). To this we might add the following: the I that perceives and the I that intends.<\/p>\n
It might be useful to think of “I” as a function of meaning. Acting, possessing, receiving,perceiving and intending may be tendencies of mind to orient and give meaning to experience. Without the concept<\/em> of “I” the senses would receive stimuli without order or direction. In other words perhaps “I” is an organizing tendency rather than a separate entity.<\/p>\n Hayward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When exploring “self” on Sunday, Jack mentions three different uses of “I” when speaking of the following: the I that acts, the I that possesses (mine) and the the I to whom events occur (me). To this we might add … Continue reading