Cognitive science shows us that this take on our 'inner eye' is deeply misleading.
Our thinking is more like a newspaper, reporting on decisions made elsewhere, and if anything less reliable than the newspaper.
Our business of living is accomplished by a variety of embodied sub-personal action/perception complexes that link with other networks of mutual transformation.
The polymorphous heroes of Homer - self contradictory and open to the prompting of Gods, looks more accurate that the focused inwardness of Augustine and his lineage of inward looking philosophers.
Source Monotheism Meaning and Certainty Michael Steinberg
Our thinking is more like a newspaper, reporting on decisions made elsewhere, and if anything less reliable than the newspaper.
Our business of living is accomplished by a variety of embodied sub-personal action/perception complexes that link with other networks of mutual transformation.
The polymorphous heroes of Homer - self contradictory and open to the prompting of Gods, looks more accurate that the focused inwardness of Augustine and his lineage of inward looking philosophers.
Source Monotheism Meaning and Certainty Michael Steinberg
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