I know of a 'self argument' that occurs within humankind which seems to underscore the essence of life. I've always called it 'the argument of five master desires'. Human's have a desire for things (covetousness), a desire for completions (pleasure), a desire for knowledge (curiosity), a desire for power (dominance), and the desire for life. Each of these desires work together to form a living conscious being. They are ordered by priority. Depending on its order will dictate what type of personality this being will have.
These separate desires argue against one another. However, because they are ordered by priority (some desires having more authority in the decision making process than others) then a person can function as a single unit. Contrariwise, if two desires had equal priority then they would cancel each other out. Basically, a person can't be divided against themselves or they would be rendered dead and ineffective.
So, there is an internal argument here, but, the arguments generally work themselves out because of internal priorities.
Are you referring to this kind of argument?
I know that within the human mind it has been proven that parts will fight each other. Not only does parts of your brain caste votes but will also try to eliminate the competition. Even Honey Bees will do this within hives. One bee will find a field of flowers and try to tell the hive where its at. Then another bee will find another field and try to show the hive where it is at also. At some point one group of bees will be trying to stop the other group. In the end, the bee hive will go to the field whose bees won the fight. Its just natures way of keeping a group acting as one. (cough... an Army of One)
What I would like to do is discover what makes an actual desire. I think I know the basics; I can think of it in terms of programming. However, how can you make a program feel itself? Do you add sensors within the physical circuitry itself.. I don't know.
Does any of this make sense to you? You seldom come on here OTC and talk. You are the one who initially helped me to learn programming. You gave me some advice and critiqued my code. I hope I can say something here that helps you in anyway.