ABSTRACT

Using the same overall strategy as eliminativism about ordinary objects, the no-Self view claims that instead of there being a Self in a metaphysically strong sense (like a substance or a bundle), there are experiences arranged Self-wise. In this view, nothing more than the existence of individual impermanent psychological states is needed. To defend this view, we can appeal to the notion of mineness, which will be considered in detail. We will see how such a view can satisfy the two main desiderata that a theory of the Self needs to account for: subjectivity and the notion of a subject of experience, and the unity and continuity of our experiences.