Introduction: Narrative Consciousness

1972 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Consciousness

The Loss of Narrative Innocence

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu C.H. Sun
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Ann Arbor ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
Narrative Consciousness

This interdisciplinary study examines the loss of narrative innocence in adolescents' narratives. The study analyzes the development of narrative consciousness and narrative writing abilities by comparing and contrasting the narratives of children (ages eight to eleven) with those of adolescents (ages fifteen to eighteen) from public schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The methodology used is literary analysis.

Technology and the Memetic Self

2014 ◽  
pp. 225-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Falck
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
Human Enhancement ◽  
Cultural Influence ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Technological Evolution ◽  
Human Capacity ◽  
Enhancement Technologies ◽  
Narrative Consciousness

This chapter provides an overview of current theories in philosophy of mind as they relate to cultural and technological evolution. The focus is to examine the influence of technology on identity formation by introducing the concept of “narrative consciousness,” the process of constructing a memetic self model, or “selfplex.” The human capacity to construct a “selfplex” evolved from an imitation-based system of memetic replication, enabled by and coevolved with technology over the last 50,000 years. The chapter examines the following four points: (1) an introduction of the idea of “narrative consciousness”; (2) a reframing of technology as “tools that enable imitation and sharing,” thereby facilitating the development of memes and the selfplex; (3) societal implications of narrative consciousness; and (4) the cultural influence of Human Enhancement Technologies (HET) on the selfplex and practical considerations for practitioners.

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