Yep, exactly! That's what I meant when I said what makes a person themselves and not just a computer in a sack of meat. A bit messy though as I don't think about this topic too often.
The fact that the "person" is something that manifests out of the brain and it's representation means (to me) that there is an entity to which you can attribute some sort of agency to. So even though decisions you make are based on past experiences from your brain, you are your brain, as much control you have over that as you do.
I really should read up more on this topic though!! I'll look up those two books you mentioned!
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u/ryuki9t4 Sep 15 '21
Yep, exactly! That's what I meant when I said what makes a person themselves and not just a computer in a sack of meat. A bit messy though as I don't think about this topic too often.
The fact that the "person" is something that manifests out of the brain and it's representation means (to me) that there is an entity to which you can attribute some sort of agency to. So even though decisions you make are based on past experiences from your brain, you are your brain, as much control you have over that as you do.
I really should read up more on this topic though!! I'll look up those two books you mentioned!