The Ten Thousand Things
Robert SaltzmanAn inquiry into how the sense of self arises and maintains coherence. The mechanics of agency, choice, responsibility, and self-stabilizing loops. No teachings, no methods. Observation and description.
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Dr. Robert Saltzman is a psychologist, photographer, and the author of four books: The Ten Thousand Things (2017), Depending On No-Thing (2019), Understanding Claude (2025), and The 21st Century Self (2025)
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