Guest 1348- Registered: 20 Sep 2014
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#1
Doing some uni stuff and have a general question on a topic and was after some people's thoughts.
what is your idea of 'identity' or what does it mean to you?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#2
Difficult to know where to start as many identify themselves by their nationality, race, religion, political beliefs, star sign or even their favouriteffootball team. Internet user names are a good guide to what people feel their identity is.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
Identity means my name, nationality, area where I live and what I do for a living. Obviously it means different things to different people, but that's the first things that come to mind when I think about my identity.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#4
My initial thoughts were much the same as Jeane's, the sort of answers that go with form filling.
After that there is a more personal aspect which would include answers along the lines of I am a great grandmother.
It would also depend on who asked the question and why, I might give a different answer to a stranger than I would to a friend.
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Guest 1224- Registered: 9 Mar 2014
- Posts: 100
#5
This may be of assistance, Darren:
Je suis ce que je suis.
Mais je ne suis pas ce que je suis.
Car si j'etais ce que je suis
Je ne serais pas ce que je suis.
Que suis-je ?
La reponse - un berger. A shepherd. (je suis = I am, je suis = I follow)
I am what I am but I'm not what I'm following.
I think identity is just yourself with/without ambiguity. (?).
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
Thanks for simplifying the issue M Morgune.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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#7
Personally I think it's a very divisive question.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?