Self and Transcendence
This essay is a meditation on our shared humanity. It begins with (1) a description of the human self in terms of a naturalistic explanation of human nature; it continues, moving from potential to informed practice, by examining, in turn, (2) self-awareness, intentionality, and cooperativeness, (3) living in community, (4) beyond fear, beyond selfishness, (5) freedom and equality, and (6) certainty and uncertainty; and it concludes by suggesting (7) how we all may enter into meaningful dialogue from the common conceptual ground that is our shared humanity.