personal identity

Noun

Meaning

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

identity individuality personality self individuation personhood selfhood identification card identification documents identity papers identity document personship individual self personal id idiosyncratic identity

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Hypernyms

personality

Hyponyms

identification gender identity personhood

Examples

you can lose your identity when you join the army Source: Internet

Buddhism as philosophy, 2007, page 82. According to this argument, anyone who is selfish does so out of ignorance of the true nature of personal identity and irrationality. Source: Internet

For example, Hume's views on personal identity do not appear. Source: Internet

Both sides contain the same information: the soldier's personal identity code, blood group and the word HUNGARIA. Source: Internet

Personal identity Parfit is singular in his meticulously rigorous and almost mathematical investigations into personal identity. Source: Internet

He concludes that we are mistaken in assuming that personal identity is what matters in survival; what matters is rather Relation R: psychological connectedness (namely, of memory and character) and continuity (overlapping chains of strong connectedness). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

personal identifier personal identifying information personal identities personal income personal individuality personal info