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This 4 page paper examines various works to determine just what personal identity is. Spiritual, psychological and physical models are presented. Kafka and Darwin are two theorists included.
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all that there is? Darwin for example saw mans identity as truly aligned with the physical realm and for those who do not believe in an after life, this may
sit well with them. However, many people do think that individuals are more than their bodies and personalities, drawing on theories which are related to esoteric notions. A commonly
accepted philosophical and religious idea is that people are aligned with a spirit or soul. They may have come from another life --not the body-- but the essence of what
makes up a person which is distinct and separate from their personalities. However, when one speaks of a sense of self, it is generally related to psychology and that does
focus on personality. Within psychology there is the idea of an ego existence. People do think that they are their minds. Yet, as contemporary spiritual leader Eckart Tolle is fond
of saying, people are not their minds. Their egoic minds are not who they are. He explores this observer who is the real true identity of the inquirer. Yet, even
if one were to accept the personality as identity, even in the realm of psychology, certain things remain mysterious. Identity is a tricky subject. There is a great deal of
argument as to what constitutes personal identity. Is identity ones mind or body, or is it, rather, the soul or spirit? Many believe that they are their minds, but
others see this merely as an ego identity. For Darwin, identity goes to species. People and other living things are placed into categories. He explains that " no deductions can
be drawn from domestic races to species in a state of nature" (75). He also claims that it "must be assumed not only that half-civilized man succeeded in thoroughly domesticating
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