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Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, A scary proposition..., on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:13:36 -0500

I like the contrast you create between television and actual social media. I think television portrayed or created the idea of what people wanted to be, and then the viewers could guide their identity through […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, The Silence of the Hop-Scotchers, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:48:38 -0500

I think that the main problem with Turkel’s bias is her lack of mention of the environments that are causing the alone togetherness. She only considers how people turn toward technology for attention, and makes it […]

Gabriel R. Seijo wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:44:20 -0500

When discussing Damasio earlier this semester the body seemed present in the understanding of the self, Damasio’s first two levels of self seemed in more direct relation with the body than the autobiographical […]

Gabriel R. Seijo wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 01:42:12 -0400

The juxtaposition between this week’s readings seems favorable to the process in which we find ourselves in the writing activity. On the one hand, a very academic and scientific scrutinizing of different ways in […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, Disabled Representations, TED Talks, More, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:39:30 -0400

I feel very much in agreement with your recognition of a need for specificity when dealing with mental health. It definitely could be hard to put into words something as ambiguous as the different ways that […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, HVN and HIV, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:29:56 -0400

I believe you hit the spot by thinking about who funds MacAdam’s research, because it is a question that can be made for all research that is being developed, especially in the medical and analgesic arena. Money […]

Gabriel R. Seijo wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:16:31 -0400

This week’s readings can put into question the aspect of “true self” that was discussed in earlier class discussions. Is a notion of “true self” created for individuals dealing with the hearing of voices? […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, Fun Home, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:49:55 -0400

Your reaction to Bechdel’s journey towards her realization of self, made me think of the conscious/unconscious juxtaposition or binary relationship. As far as we’ve read, consciousness and unconsciousness have […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, Fun Home and Rita Carter, on the site Inventing the Self

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:16:16 -0400

I like the option that you recall in Bechdel of his multiplicity leading to his demise; it displays a perfect portrait of the capacity that personalities or imagoes can have in a negative sense. It also brings […]

Gabriel R. Seijo wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:45:36 -0400

This week’s readings brought to my mind the eternal philosophical question of which came first, the chicken or the hen? Narrative Theory and the perspectives of identity seem to be putting forward Noe’s insistence […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, Alva Noe, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:11:39 -0400

It’s not only that his argument is flawed by the lack of scientific knowledge; it’s mostly too sporadic, his jumping from one sort-of-related-in-a-way argument to the other creates almost a complete lack of a […]

Gabriel R. Seijo wrote a new post on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:56:44 -0400

Antonio Damasio seems to be on a genuine quest for balance. His stance is social, his structure academic, his style exquisitely populated by metaphor and simile. Reading him can be compared to speaking to a very […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, Siri Hustvedt's "The Shaking Woman" and Life Writing, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:39:21 -0400

John, I agree with and have enjoyed very much your reaction to our assigned reading. I share with Jason the positioning that her constant reflection and breaking down of the more general juxtapositions in the […]

Gabriel R. Seijo commented on the post, "The Shaking Woman" and assumptions of self hood, on the site Inventing the Self

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:41:33 -0400

Adam, I agree with you completely on the complications that defining the self imply, and in the recognition of the fact that a balance between the biological and the psychological or psychoanalytical needs to […]

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Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:57:54 -0400

Gabriel R. Seijo became a registered member

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:12:04 -0400