The idea of an “I” is an output of your brain, which has a model of the outside world, of others like you, and of you. In programming terms, the “programming language” of your mind has the reflection and introspection capabilities that provide some limited access to “this” or “self”. There is nothing mysterious about it, and there is no need to axiomatize it.
Explaining “I” as the result of introspection of “self” seems reasonable. But I think that is a circular definition. Yes, the access of “this” defines “I”. But why I have immediate access to “this” instead of other things? That is the part that can only be taken as given. Not further reduced by logic.
For example, I would try to maximize the interest of dadadarren, and you would shminux. Obviously both are rational. The difference can only be explained by our different reasoning starting point: Because for me, I am dadadarren, for you shminux. There is no point further analyzing our difference to determine which is correct in terms of logic.
The idea of an “I” is an output of your brain, which has a model of the outside world, of others like you, and of you. In programming terms, the “programming language” of your mind has the reflection and introspection capabilities that provide some limited access to “this” or “self”. There is nothing mysterious about it, and there is no need to axiomatize it.
Explaining “I” as the result of introspection of “self” seems reasonable. But I think that is a circular definition. Yes, the access of “this” defines “I”. But why I have immediate access to “this” instead of other things? That is the part that can only be taken as given. Not further reduced by logic.
For example, I would try to maximize the interest of dadadarren, and you would shminux. Obviously both are rational. The difference can only be explained by our different reasoning starting point: Because for me, I am dadadarren, for you shminux. There is no point further analyzing our difference to determine which is correct in terms of logic.