A person is a reflection of their culture, of what they believe and how they live their lives. A bridge between the past and the future, between time and space and needs to try to keep them in harmony, less they become unbalanced. Not to be aware of the past and give it due consideration in the building of the future can distort the future. Neither is it wise to sacrifice your future because you choose to live in or as if you are in the past. One World One Human Race One Destiny (OWOHROD)
Friday, 28 September 2018
JUST PHILOSOPHISING - ON WHAT MIGHT BE THE 'TRUE ESSENCE' OF US HUMANS. PART 1.
So, what is it, or what are the things which constitute the core essence of us humans?
No, not just that we have life and, at least, for a period of time, are alive and might be able to live our lives abundantly, or in varying degrees of desperation or despair.
What is our true essence; is it our 'soul', or our 'personality'? When we think of someone, be it someone dear to us, or a stranger whom we have met or heard of.
How do we think of them, feel about them? What are the senses which come into play as we contemplate or reflect on a member of our family? A colleague at work or a neighbour?
What are the transferences which take place in our thoughts and cogitations?
If I can define, cogitate my 'core', my 'essence', then I could probably make some assumption about what, if anything, constitutes the core or essence of us humans, in general.
It seems to me that we could conclude that what is at my 'core', my 'essence' or my epicentre, is my consciousness. My ergosumness. I think, therefore I am.
If I cannot think, therefore, or, rather, therefore, I am not. Of course, if, just by virtue of the fact that I think, I therefore am conscious.
Does that really mean that animals, including other primates, by virtue of the fact, or assumed fact, that they do not 'think', they are not ergosumised, are not?
To be continued!
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