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E462 John Vervaeke

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

The Modes of Existential Identity and the Need for Reciprocity

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Plato worried about the problem of self-deception caused by our capacity for abstract thought. Eric discussed the agent-arena relationship, where we assume identities to fit the world we're in. One problem is carrying the professor persona into unrelated areas. Forms of needing include the having mode, where we control and categorize, and the being mode, where we strive for reciprocal openness. In the being mode, we seek a deep relationship with others, like Sarah, instead of treating them as categories.

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