John Hick argues that human beings are psychophysical persons

Indeed there is a huge difference between being oneself and identifying who you are? The debate on Nature versus Nurture has been a mystery for years. What is mean by Nature and Nurture? Nature is a word often used to describe the biological aspects which shapes one’s behavior. Nurture is the word often used to describe the social aspect that shape one’s behavior. Every human being was born into this world with no ideas or expectations. As they grow older they eventually developed their own identity. Indeed it is crucial to know about the identity we get was really developed or was it already exists within oneself? Such question will subsequently lead to the great debate in the concept of Nature and

10. Explain and give examples of how an individual can identify themselves as belonging to a number of different groups.

“How is one to know and define oneself? From the inside- within a context that is self-defined, from a grounding in a community… or from the

How does one define themselves? When asked this question, most people would start by naming their personality traits and qualities, their desires and goals in life. Finding yourself is one of the great quests in life and one that we got to experience in both The Awakening by Kate Chopin and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams while we followed the stories of characters such as Edna Pontellier, Robert Lebrun, and Tom Wingfield. In their search to discover themselves, each of these characters began to display selfishness. Not only could readers detect this quality, but other characters within the books noticed how they could be selfish. Edna, Robert, and Tom could all be considered selfish while on their search for self by not thinking

8. What is identity? Is there a core to your self-identity independent of how others define you? How difficult would it be to remake any given person into someone with a new identity?

I can define myself as many things, as can many other humans in the world. I am a woman, I am a sister, I am a daughter. I am a violist, I am a student, I am a friend. Throughout my life, I find myself inspired mostly by those around me, holding myself to a standard that will help make their lives a little bit better.

The soul is a non-material substance that somehow has a connection with one’s living body (Weisberg, January 2016). When the body dies, the connection between mind and physical being is broken (Weisberg, January 2016). After death, the body will rot away and parish. However, one’s soul, being a non-material substance, can not be destroyed, and with that, it is possible for a person, rather, a person’s soul and who they are, to live on after death (Weisberg, January

Self-identity, this is a word that is sewn into the fibers of our very being, but in all reality the true definition is unknown. This word means the complete opposite of whatever the world has decided for the meaning, because quite frankly in the end self-identity does not revolve around any one ‘self’, but the contrary but works to benefit the masses. Once one discovers who they are they are able to find their gifts to bless others live and potentially bless them with the gift of identifying themselves.

You cannot know who you are, and you never will. Some people think they know a lot about who they are, but that person is forever changing, that thing they are. Saying you know who you are can affect the way you act, because you try to be what you think is yourself, instead of the forever changing you. This can go on to affect you both mentally and relationally, both looping back and forth.

A person is a thinking thing that has reason and reflection and thinks of itself as the same thinking thing over time.  John Locke, an English philosopher argued that what makes a person able to identify themselves through time is continuity of one's memories and not the substance of the body.  Bernard Williams, another English philosopher criticized Locke's theory of personal identity through his body switching experiment.  William's argued that personal identity is found on the body and continuity of one's memories isn't necessary for personal identity.  I am going to argue that personal identity is found on continuity of one's memories by presenting Locke's view of personal identity, presenting William's criticism of Locke's theory through his body switching experiments, and providing my own reasons on why personal identity can be found on continuity of one's memories and not the substance of the body.

Our identity can sometimes be shaped by the way others see us. As we have seen, the way in which others view us can have some sort of impact on how we see ourselves. There are also other contributing factors such as our years of adolescence, the basic human need of wanting to belong and maturing; all play an equally important part in the forming of our character and who we are. On balance it appears that there is not only one influence in the shaping of our identity, but there are many.

Who are you? What defines who you are? Why makes you who you are? What is your personal identity? Have you ever sat around pondering the meaning of life, or maybe just your life? Have you asked yourself any of these questions? What were your answers? These are questions that people have been trying to answer since the beginning of time, before me and you were ever born or thought of. People live their whole lives trying to figure out exactly who they are and what their purpose is in life. In the field of philosophy, many philosophers have had theories on personal identity and a person’s “self.” These people have gone down in history books for their theories on a person’s identity: John Locke and Rene’ Descartes. These are two of the most

     Two things can happen when we are required to base our definition of “self” on others.  One can take others’ ways of living and thinking, process them, and formulate his or her own definition, independent of anyone else.  Or, one can use the relationships he or she has with other people on which to base their own definition of self, thus making him or her dependent on those other people.  As young people, we learn and take in all we can through the world, our experiences, and relationships with other people.  From there, we grow and establish our own identities, our own “selves”, in response to those interactions with others.  This definition is continually growing and progressing as we evolve as people, interacting with different people in different environments and

In recent years, identity has been open to discussion and reflection. One's identity has now been subject to change. There are still major cultural categories of identity, for example:

Self concepts begins in childhood but it continues to develop throughout life. As we observe how other people react to us, we modify our “self.” The “self” is never a finished project, and it continues to change as our life takes different turns. Our “self” reacts to the environment that we are in.