> There is no individual "self" inherent to any conscious phenomena I agree the self is not at the level of phenomena. It's higher up. What makes a self a sel

> There is no individual "self" inherent to any conscious phenomena I agree the self is not at the level of phenomena. It's higher up. What makes a self a self is having its own goals distinct from the goals of others. Each self needs to assert their own values in order to succeed. The self emerges from the goal-game interaction, if we can metaphorically describe life as a game.