Looking over our shoulders at what we are doing
Part of the problem is that some of us have an incurable tendency to take ourselves seriously. We want to matter to ourselves "from the outside." If our lives as a whole seem pointless, then a part of us is dissatisfied—the part that is always looking over our shoulders at what we are doing.
Thomas Nagel - What does it all mean?
I've got two questions to ask:
1. Are "We want to matter to ourselves" and "We want ourselves to be important" the same?
2. What does "looking over our shoulders at what we are doing" mean?
Thank you!
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XVI 1. Are "We want to matter to ourselves" and "We want ourselves to be important" the same? No.
- XVI 1.
- Are "We want to matter to ourselves" and "We want ourselves to be important" the same?
- No.
- ' XVI 2.
- What does "looking over our shoulders at what we are doing" mean?
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XVI1. Are "We want to matter to ourselves" and "We want ourselves to be important" the same?
No. 'We are important to ourselves.'
XVI2. What does "looking over our shoulders at what we are doing" mean?
= 'observing, monitoring and judging ourselves'
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