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Dynamical relations in the self-pattern

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Gallagher, S and Daly, A, Dynamical relations in the self-pattern, Frontiers in Psychology, 9 Article 664. ISSN 1664-1078 (2018) [Refereed Article]


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DOI: doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00664

Abstract

The notion of a self-pattern, as developed in the pattern theory of self (Gallagher, 2013), which holds that the self is best explained in terms of the kind of reality that pertains to a dynamical pattern, acknowledges the importance of neural dynamics, but also expands the account of self to extra-neural (embodied and enactive) dynamics. The pattern theory of self, however, has been criticized for failing to explicate the dynamical relations among elements of the self-pattern (e.g., Kyselo, 2014; Beni, 2016; de Haan et al., 2017); as such, it seems to be nothing more than a mere list of elements. We’ll argue that the dynamics of a self-pattern are reflected in three significant and interrelated ways that allow for investigation. First, a self-pattern is reflectively reiterated in its narrative component. Second, studies of psychiatric or neurological disorders can help us understand the precise nature of the dynamical relations in a self-pattern, and how they can fail. Third, referencing predictive processing accounts, neuroscience can also help to explicate the dynamical relations that constitute the self-pattern.

Item Details

Item Type:Refereed Article
Keywords:phenomenology, psychiatry, psychopathology, self-disorders, DSM, diagnosis, treatment, psychometrics, self, pattern, self-model, predictive processing, Free Energy Principle, narrative
Research Division:Philosophy and Religious Studies
Research Group:Philosophy
Research Field:Philosophical psychology (incl. moral psychology and philosophy of action)
Objective Division:Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:Expanding knowledge in psychology
UTAS Author:Daly, A (Dr Anya Daly)
ID Code:148473
Year Published:2018
Web of Science® Times Cited:40
Deposited By:Philosophy and Gender Studies
Deposited On:2022-01-13
Last Modified:2022-03-04
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