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The Well
Actually, neuroscience suggests “the self” is real
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
Bobby Azarian
John Templeton Foundation
a painting of a man standing next to a tree.
The Well
Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
Chris Niebauer
John Templeton Foundation
A man undergoing a face transplant glare at the camera in a dimly lit room.
Neuropsych
What happens to a person’s sense of self after a face transplant?
This was largely a philosophical question until 2005, when a surgical team in France performed the first partial face transplant.
Mo Costandi
Thinking
Seize the day? Here’s what people get wrong about “carpe diem”
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
Nick Riggle
Neuropsych
What the science of authenticity says about discovering your true self
Studies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation are tied to feelings of authenticity.
Matthew Baldwin
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