tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post5613111417403345221..comments2024-01-27T18:42:47.782-06:00Comments on uglyblackjohn: I AM THAT I AM ('Ehyeh asher ehyeh')uglyblackjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-79373467927028598352010-11-30T20:35:45.930-06:002010-11-30T20:35:45.930-06:00No.<a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/monkey-self-awareness/" rel="nofollow">No.</a>CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-71843817061356096492010-11-30T16:43:25.431-06:002010-11-30T16:43:25.431-06:00But isn't language (whether spoken, written or...But isn't language (whether spoken, written or just perceived) a requirement for communication.<br />And wouldn't communication be a requirement for self-awareness?uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-72060031189156612352010-11-29T08:41:04.268-06:002010-11-29T08:41:04.268-06:00No.
I believe they're all pointing toward the...No.<br /><br />I believe they're all pointing toward the moment of language-based human subjectivity - not necessarily to be confused with "self"-awareness, which may in fact not depend on the presence of language as its substrate.CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.com