Blog #9

I agree with Galen’s argument that people can have many selves. I believe that in just one day, a person can express themself in different ways that make it appear as if they have many selves. Take this for example. Let’s say that you’re having a conversation with your strict college professor in the morning. Then in the afternoon, you hang out with your friends at a party. There is no way that same self will be shown for both scenarios. Another thing to add is that these selves can change. Based on the impressions you receive that day; trivial, fantastic, evanescent, or engraved with sharpness of steel, the selves can change.

However, there is also the argument of having one self. However, there is a reason why I disagree with this argument. People can be very imaginable. Being too imaginable will lead to the difference in fact and what you imagined. I’ll admit it, I’ve even told stories that were more far-fetched than what really happened. This, then takes away from the true self. You can’t just have one self, because too much opinion, imagination, and lies can change a person. The better way to view it as is just having multiple selves, that maybe one of those selves does lie, but the other selves can tell the narrative of you.

Something else that stood out to me that I want to talk about is the “Fundamental Law of True Self.” According to Galen, this law is a combination of what you truly loved, what has drawn out your soul, and what has commanded it and made you happy. These things in sequence create your true self. I agree with this law. Let’s think, what defines me? My love for my family and my girlfriend, for football, the Dallas Cowboys, working hard? All these things can define me and they all fit under the Fundamental Law of your True Self.