10. The “I,” Entropy, and the Trope

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Major Terms, Their Classification, and Their Relation to the Book’s Objective 1
5. 1. The Problem of Analogous Forms 7
6. 2. Natural Logic, Categories, and the Individual 30
7. 3. Shift to Individual Categories, Dynamics, and a Psychological Look at Identity 64
8. 4. Form Versus Function 104
9. 5. What Is the Difference Between the Logic Governing a Figure of Speech and the Logic That Is Immature or Unconscious? 121
10. 6. What Are the Role and Function of the Self Vis-à-vis Consciousness? 144
11. 7. Development in the Logic from Immature to Mature Modes 175
12. 8. Pathological and Defensive Logical Forms 209
13. 9. The “I,” Identity, and the Part-Whole Resolutions 243
14. 10. The “I,” Entropy, and the Trope 268
15. Notes 309
16. References 313
17. Acknowledgments 329
18. Index 333