On 20 July 2014 17:38, Kim Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do language and/or opposable thumbs construct an experiencing subject? > Clearly the subject precedes the existence of these things. Where does the > self come from? What is it? A self constructs language and sees the value > of opposable thumbs. The self is primary. >
It could be that language constructs the self (or perhaps more precisely that using language allowed us to create the concept of a self as one amongst many linguistic concepts). I don't know about the thumbs, but they are perhaps necessary for the evolution of certain aspects of language, e.g. the idea that we can manipulate concepts in the way we manipulate things. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
