Identity: The Truth of Human Beings or a Construct for Survival?
PhilPapers June 1, 2026 Ramin Bidari
Identity is one of the most fundamental concepts in human experience and plays a central role in how individuals perceive themselves and the world around them. Most psychological and neuroscientific theories regard identity as the outcome of interactions among memory, experience, learning, culture, and brain structures. This article presents an alternative perspective, proposing that identity...