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This article focuses on the “me” that will be referred to interchangeably as either the “self” or “identity.” We define the self as a multifaceted, dynamic, and temporally continuous set of mental self-representations.
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- Self Definition
- History and Development of The Self
- Implications of The Self
The concept of the self is a fundamental and multifaceted aspect of human psychology, encompassing the individual’s experience as a unified and autonomous entity, distinct from others, and characterized by temporal and spatial continuity. This intricate construct involves a profound awareness of both one’s physical existence and inner attributes, i...
The notion of self is deeply rooted in the human experience, but its nature and development have undergone significant transformations throughout history, varying among individuals and across different eras. The historical evolution of the concept of self provides valuable insights into how individuals have come to understand and perceive themselve...
The concept of self, deeply ingrained in the human psyche, exerts a profound influence over individuals’ thoughts, emotional responses, and behaviors. The multifaceted nature of self-worth and identity shapes how we perceive ourselves and others, thereby creating a complex web of cognitive and emotional responses. This intricate interplay between s...
Aug 20, 2002 · Personal identity deals with philosophical questions that arise about ourselves by virtue of our being people (or as lawyers and philosophers like to say, persons). This contrasts with questions about ourselves that arise by virtue of our being living things, conscious beings, moral agents, or material objects.
Aug 7, 2020 · The key to understanding self-identity is identifying the transcendental structures that make a temporally extended, continuous, and unified experiential life possible. Self-identity is rooted in the formal, temporalizing structure of intentional experience that underlies psychological continuity.
- John J. Drummond
- drummond@fordham.edu
- 2021
Stated otherwise, persons seek to achieve self-definition and self-interpretation (i.e., identity) in three funda-mental ways: (a) in terms of their unique traits, (b) in terms of dyadic rela-tionships, and (c) in terms of group membership (Brewer & Gardner, 1996).
Sep 30, 2021 · The human self consists of a nonverbal experiential self, a narrating ego, and a persona that manages impressions. The post was co-authored by John Vervaeke and Christopher Mastropietro. What...
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Jul 3, 2017 · In this paper, we introduce the concept of the true self and identify features that distinguish people’s understanding of the true self from their understanding of the self more generally. In particular, we consider recent findings that the true self is perceived as positive and moral and that this tendency is actor-observer invariant and ...
