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What do you think is the basis for personal identity? What makes you you, and not someone else?
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What do you think is the basis for personal identity? What makes you you, and not someone else?
Senses and genetics.
People are predisposed to certain behaviors and personality traits.
But twins have the same genes...do you believe they have the same identity?
As for senses...what if I could mimic everything that you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch? Would you and I be the same person then?
I am going to go with other, I think I am who I am because I will it to be so. Ultimately my identity is my choice.
No it is not. You are you regardless. Don't like yourself? Change yourself but it is still you. You are changing the wants and needs and behaviors of yourself, but your identity remains unchanged.
I am not so sure about that. I have seen situations where there is some head trauma, someone goes off to war, or whatever, and comes back changed. Whether it is PTSD or a case like Phineas Gauge. People often respond with phrases like "you seem different" or "you aren't you anymore."
Personality, I think, is a majority component of identity and it is something that a person has a great amount (but not total) of personal control over.
Well, I thought about it and after thinking of identity theft, I think I see what you might be getting at. The information that makes up an individual. I was thinking of social identity, which I define as personality.
I think personality is still a huge piece of that though, but ultimately, the question is who owns the information of that person.
Personally, I think it is that person, and that means everything about them, from their DNA and soul on up to personality, unless that person agrees to give away those rights. This is a part of our right to privacy.
That's starting to get at it. I am ignoring personality (happy, thoughtful, etc) and physical characteristics (fat, missing a leg, etc) and focusing on self-identity. When I say I am I, I am referring to my self-awareness. If I do lose a leg to an IED explosion, I am still I. If I am bipolar and my mood and personality changes constantly, I am still I.
Surrounding my self-identity is my personality and then my physical characteristics. These may make up my persona and people may assign them to my public identity (Rob, oh yeah, he's the fat bipolar guy who is running a political party). But none of that affects my self-identity.
I think the two are mixed and cannot be separated.
How do you explain personality and mood disorders?
They are usually caused by neuro-chemical problems.
I People often respond with phrases like "you seem different" or "you aren't you anymore."
they do not have the same identity. i am married to an identical twin.But twins have the same genes...do you believe they have the same identity?
As for senses...what if I could mimic everything that you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch? Would you and I be the same person then?
a dog is self aware?I have self-awareness that tells me I am I. In my case, as a human, this is rooted in my consciousness. Yet a dog also has a similar self-awareness and knows he is he. The difference is that I can think about myself and make statements like I am I, whereas the dog only has awareness but not self-referentiality.
a dog is self aware?
an infant isn't self aware, i don't think a dog is either. dogs don't make choices.I think so. Not conscious though.
an infant isn't self aware, i don't think a dog is either. dogs don't make choices.