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Emerging selves: representational foundations of subjectivity.

Wolfgang Prinz¹

¹Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Amalienstrasse 33, D-80799 Munich, Germany. prinz@psy.mpg.de

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary psychology
Cognitive science
Philosophy of mind

Background:

The emergence of mental selves and subjective experience remains a complex question in cognitive science.
Existing theories often focus on internal mechanisms, neglecting potential social drivers.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a hypothetical evolutionary scenario for the emergence of mental selves.
To propose that mental selves evolved to solve a source-attribution problem.

Main Methods:

A theoretical framework is presented, drawing on evolutionary principles.
The scenario posits a specific cognitive mechanism for self-construction.

Main Results:

Mental selves are theorized to emerge when internal mental contents are perceived as originating from external personal sources.
Subjectivity is proposed to be constructed 'outward-in,' with the self derived from perceptions of others' selves.

Conclusions:

The self and subjectivity are socially constructed phenomena, influenced by interpersonal perceptions.
Discourses on subjectivity play a crucial role in maintaining the social construction of selfhood.