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In philosophy, the self is an individual's own being, knowledge, and values, and the relationship between these attributes.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | is a | individual's own being | 0.90 | text |
| Self | is a | study of either the cognitive and affective representation of one's identity or the subject of experience | 0.90 | text |
| Self | is a | coherent concept | 0.90 | text |
| Self | is a | complex and core subject in many forms of spirituality | 0.90 | text |
| Self | is a | illusion that serves as the main cause of suffering and unhappiness | 0.90 | text |
| these | instance of | Using thought experiments | 0.80 | text |
| Parfit argues that any criteria we attempt to use to determine sameness of person will be lacking | instance of | Using thought experiments | 0.80 | text |
| because there is no further fact | instance of | Using thought experiments | 0.80 | text |
| in Buddhism see the attachment to Self is an illusion that serves as the main cause of suffering | instance of | Traditions | 0.80 | text |
| unhappiness | instance of | Traditions | 0.80 | text |
| Self | related to Neuroscience | Two | 0.60 | section |
| Self | related to Neuroscience | The | 0.60 | section |
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