Zero perspective equals ‘the self’. If we wanted a handy definition of the self – which is to say, the ubiquitous sense of having a concrete identity that we all subscribe to – then that would be it. To gain...
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Our firm beliefs about the world are compensatory in nature - they are a compensatory device whose function is to make up for the irreducible uncertainty of reality as it actually is. We make up for not being able to...
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One of the most glaring misunderstandings we come across in what we might call ‘rational psychology’ is that we assume it to be the case that we can will change in ourselves. Even to call this a ‘misunderstanding’ isn't addressing...
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Everything that is done with a view to the self being the beneficiary is a finite game and finite games never get us anywhere. Finite play is all about ‘holding onto our position no matter what’ and so of course...
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