Philosophy of the Self

It is important to recognize the distinction between a projected self and an internal self. This is not, it is important to note, the same as the difference between a person and a persona, because a persona implies acting, whereas the projected self is most commonly simply a distorted version of a person's true (or rather, self-defined) self. Once a person recognizes his/her projected self, he/she can create a more honest projection: who they choose to be viewed as, and say: see me as I am, not as who you once thought I was.

Progress is a cyclical endeavor.

Theory: Progress is a cyclical endeavor.

Explication: Relationally, a mental event occurs, followed (validated by) a physical event, which sparks an emotional response which, in turn, leads to further mental events.

Corrolary: Many mental events may occur, but they, for cause and by effect of a lack of physical follow-through must necessarily be unimportant and may therefore pass disregarded.

Corrolary: No mental event can directly spark an emotional response. Love comes not of thoughts, but of physical reality in combination with thought. A presence, therefore, is necessary for emotion.

Definition: This may be expanded to include speech in physical events. A physical event is here more broad, including any event outside of one's thoughts, for only through physical means can external events be internalized.