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This is pretty western though and goes to the idea of innate nature from the judeo/christian perspective.
It actually seems to me the more materialist approach.
The self as ephemeral or intangible or impermanent
I don't think I see what a "permanent" self, which you seem to allude to, would look like, or how it would function; I neither proposed the idea of a "permanent" nor necessarily long-lasting self. Though, when talking about intangibility, what I wonder is how exactly this "intangibility" would lend itself to the interaction between different cognitive mechanisms and whatnot. You won't find a tangible "self" in the brain by prodding it with surgical tools, but it does seem apparent that the self arises due to the distinct structure of the brain, and the mechanisms of perception, as they feedback with cognitive processes of signification, that experience is contingent upon.
quantum systems/complex dynamics
What "quantum systems/complex systems" are you referring to, exactly? The name-dropping of quantum mechanics and appeals to complexity often come without an explanation that substantiates them to the degree necessary for the discussion at hand.
Instead of viewing self as an intrinsic property of an object, perhaps it is a process that arises out of dynamics between interacting objects.
Intrinsic, how, do you think? What I'm describing is more similar to the idea of consciousness as an emergent property of the physical processes and structures that define the physicality of a particular object; the structure and cognition of the brain, as sustained, of course, by the interacting systems that govern our bodies. But it's interesting to me how you refer to the self as a "process" -- in what respect do you think it may resemble a process? And what would an intangible/non-physical process look like, I wonder. The problem I have with your contention is that I don't immediately see how a non-physical "thing", if we may describe it as that, could arise from and interact with physical systems. But perhaps you meant something different by "intangible" and "self" -- yes?