A Random Walk Through Idea Space: philosophyPosts tagged with philosophyhttp://www.thattommyhall.com2007-11-22T21:41:48+00:00thattommyhallIf you want to know how the mind works, ask a neuroscientist http://www.thattommyhall.com/2007/11/22/if-you-want-to-know-how-the-mind-works-ask-a-neuroscientist/2007-11-22T21:41:48+00:002016-06-05T02:27:23+01:00thattommyhallThat used to be my opinion, I thought philosophers had nothing to say on the subject, until I read an essay by Daniel Dennett called Where Am I? . Dennett’s thought experiment shows that the sense of self we have arises in a large part from viewing the