Glossary
Jiang's term for the imaginative self-separation by which a person both acts in the world and observes the whole scene from outside it.
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Disassociation
Jiang's term for the imaginative self-separation by which a person both acts in the world and observes the whole scene from outside it.
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To be human means to be conscious, and consciousness is ultimately an act of imagination in which part of the self steps back from speech and action to observe and analyze them.
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"...speaking, you have to step back. Okay? We actually call this disassociation. You have to disassociate yourself. Disassociate, meaning basically that as you're speaking,..."
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"Okay, so he says that one thing about this trauma is disassociation, okay? So these patients will reveal details that would shock anyone else,..."
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"...you? What happens to you? You're not there. The word is disassociation. Okay? You're not there. You don't remember anything. Because your mind will..."
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"So, this is all to create trauma, which creates disassociation, which allows the priest to program the Pharaoh. Okay? Does that make sense? Okay...."
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A source-grounded reading of the Iliad as self-recognition: Achilles becomes a mirror for humiliation and pride, Homeric speech tries to control reality, and the ancient poet becomes prophet and teacher because truth is beautiful,...
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