The Two Selves takes the position that the self is not a "thing"
easily reduced to an object of scientific analysis. Rather, the
self consists in a multiplicity of aspects, some of which have a
neuro-cognitive basis (and thus are amenable to scientific inquiry)
while other aspects are best construed as first-person
subjectivity, lacking material instantiation. As a consequence of
its potential immateriality, the subjective aspect of self cannot
be taken as an object and therefore is not easily amenable to
treatment by current scientific methods. Klein argues that to fully
appreciate the self, its two aspects must be acknowledged, since it
is only in virtue of their interaction that the self of everyday
experience becomes a phenomenological reality. However, given their
different metaphysical commitments (i.e., material and immaterial
aspects of reality), a number of issues must be addressed. These
include, but are not limited to, the possibility of interaction
between metaphysically distinct aspects of reality, questions of
causal closure under the physical, the principle of energy
conservation, and more. After addressing these concerns, Klein
presents evidence based on self-reports from case studies of
individuals who suffer from a chronic or temporary loss of their
sense of personal ownership of their mental states. Drawing on this
evidence, he argues that personal ownership may be the factor that
closes the metaphysical gap between the material and immaterial
selves, linking these two disparate aspects of reality, thereby
enabling us to experience a unified sense of self despite its
underlying multiplicity.
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