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The Functional Mind · Tuesday · 8 min

Lesson 21: The Unitary Self

You're knitting on the train, entirely content, when three colleagues from work get on at the next stop. For a few seconds, two versions of you are in the same car: the one they know and the one holding the needles. Lesson 21: The Unitary Self argues that neither version is false, that many roles don't mean many personalities, and that the sense of being one self isn't an illusion. It's grounded in one agent, in core values that persist across roles, and in a self that doesn't homogenize but customizes. 🎧 Apple Podcasts or Spotify — search The Functional Mind 📖 thefunctionalmind.substack.com Music by Brylie Christopher – full credits: Solo Brylie Christopher - Solo - Free Music Archive This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefunctionalmind.substack.com

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You're knitting on the train, entirely content, when three colleagues from work get on at the next stop. For a few seconds, two versions of you are in the same car: the one they know and the one holding the needles.

Lesson 21: The Unitary Self argues that neither version is false, that many roles don't mean many personalities, and that the sense of being one self isn't an illusion. It's grounded in one agent, in core values that persist across roles, and in a self that doesn't homogenize but customizes.

🎧 Apple Podcasts or Spotify — search The Functional Mind

📖 thefunctionalmind.substack.com

Music by Brylie Christopher – full credits: Solo Brylie Christopher - Solo - Free Music Archive



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefunctionalmind.substack.com
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