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This is about apperception as explained by Immanuel Kant. About recognizing 'being' and 'self.'

Only, we are viewing it from the side of METAPhilosophy

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MECHANISM OF SELF-AWARENESS & EXISTENTIAL AWARENESS - Awareness of Being & Self

🔰 If one is merely aware of “being,” it involves perceiving a contrasting difference between “existence” and the surrounding environment.

To be aware of the “self” is not merely about perceiving contrast, but about recognizing a functional difference between one’s “being” and the function of what surrounds it. Thus, one becomes not just aware of “being,” but also aware of the “self,” the being of the self.

KNOWING THE SELF (Apperception - FUNCTION) & Affordance (Intuitively Recognizing Function)

This relates to the concept of affordance, where someone, upon seeing something, intuitively understands its function or purpose.

While the mechanisms differ, the relevance between the two is strong.

UNDERSTANDING & EXPANDING

From a meta-perspective, we do not merely understand — we consider how such understanding expands our consciousness.

📌 So, studying philosophical literature should not turn us into walking dictionaries that merely “answer when asked.” Instead, knowledge should have a greater impact than just knowing — it should expand our awareness.

🔹 In your view, where does this expansion of consciousness lead?

🔹 What insight can be drawn from the discussion on Kant & affordance?

➡️ From a wisdom-based perspective, there is a metaphysical dimension — though it requires more elaboration to trace it clearly — but at the very least, were you able to grasp it even before I explained?

AFFORDANCE leaves traces of intuitive knowledge

And APPERCEPTION (self-recognition) is the result of AFFORDANCE, leading one to understand the functional difference between one’s own “being” and the “being” of others — thus becoming aware of the being of the self.