Three conceptions of the self for applied purposes (original) (raw)

I – a pole of identity; the first-person perspective in the perception of life; a vantage point with respect to the external world. Claxton (1994: 81) said that I “can be seen as a kind of address, a reference point in space, which the brain-mind has to take account of in computing the strength and direction of a pounce or swerve”. Executive centre: “ego” a net-work of mini-selves A neurological network that could be called an executive centre or ego, responsible for the coherent behaviour and normal functioning of the individual in the world.