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As we explained above, our hypothesis is mainly based on minimal self which can be further divided into two components, sense of agency and sense of ownership.
Sense of agency and sense of ownership are considered to be two main aspects of minimal self which according to Gallagher is a basic, immediate, or primitive "something" that we are willing to call a self (Gallagher 2000a, b) and thus enables us to capture the most primitive sense of self (Gallese & Sinigaglia, 2010).
From a neurocognitive point of view identity is addressed in a rather basic sense by differentiating higher-order cognitive functions such as working memory or executive functions, which finally concern self-representing contents, on the one hand, and self-specificity, i.e. the acquaintance of a minimal self, which comprehends a sense of "mineness", on the other hand.
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Some philosophers suggested important distinctions between minimal self, a self devoid of temporal, and narrative self, which involves personal identity and continuity across time (Gallagher, 2000a, b).
Lasch had to write another book, "The Minimal Self," to explain that narcissism is symptom of the erosion of ego.
However, this research can also help us to understand the relationship between minimal self and narrative self.
Such minimal self is thus pre-linguistic and pre-conceptual.
How can we become reflectively aware of the minimal self?
The minimal self describes a basic form of self that is part of any experience.
In what follows, I will outline 4 ways of conceptualising the self; the mental self, the empirical self, the phenomenal self and the minimal self.
Instead the minimal self describes a basic sense of self at any particular given moment in time.
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