Re: Freewill
[ QUOTE ]
Is sense of self the same type of illusion that free will is, to determinists.
[/ QUOTE ]
I don't like the term "illusion." I like how Sub put it, "I define 'free will' as an experiential label, not a metaphysical property." Free will really does exist, it's a valid phenomenon - it just doesn't exist at the level many people think it does.
This is why I feel dishonest when I say that I don't believe in free will. What we label as "free will" does exist, it just doesn't have any meaning outside a limited context. It certainly doesn't have any metaphysical (much less ontological) meaning.
I take a similar view of the sense of self. Obviously the sense of self exists - but to conflate sense of self and an idea of "actual self" (or to suggest that our sense of self has metaphysical implications of any kind) is silly.
(I guess "yes" would be the short answer.)
|