Comments on: Help me make a fool of myself

By: I do exist, but not for long : Matthew Taylor’s blog

I do exist, but not for long : Matthew Taylor’s blog — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:23:20 +0000

[...] have said in an earlier blog post that I am fascinated by the phrase ‘I said to myself’. If I get Strawson’s thesis right, the [...]

By: matthewtaylor

matthewtaylor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:49:51 +0000

Thanks Lucy. Yes all these phrases underline the peculiarity of our sense of ourselves; as if there is someone who is somehow not us who is in charge until someone else who is us intervenes. This could be seen as a way of talking about the process of metacognition – thinking about thinking. Indeed, some people say that is the single thing that is most distinctive about human beings; that we can think about thinking

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:50:11 +0000

But some more like your one:

She is lying to herself; I forced myself to do it; She was beside herself; I didn’t know where to put myself.

By: david butter

david butter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:49:31 +0000

“CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU?” No I’d prefer it if you lied to me. “OK, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?” Sure, can I give you an answer? (You’ve just asked me a question.) “LOOK HERE”. Where? “I’M HERE TO TELL YOU” Are you? Who invited you? “DON’T GIVE ME A HARD TIME. I’VE BEEN WORKING LIKE A DOG”. Really?
You mean lying around all day, going for walks and sniffing bottoms? “WITH ALL DUE RESPECT”: What’s with the respect and when’s it all due? “ALRIGHT! I’ll LET YOU GO NOW” Wow thanks! I’m free! “MY PLEASURE”. My pain.

By: matthewtaylor

matthewtaylor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:17:00 +0000

Thanks Tom. Nice one