Concepedia

Concept

personal identity

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11.5K

Publications

1M

Citations

15.2K

Authors

2.9K

Institutions

About

Personal identity is a central philosophical and psychological concept that investigates the conditions under which a person remains the same individual over time, despite changes in their characteristics. It explores questions of continuity, self-consciousness, memory, and narrative construction, and is fundamental to understanding selfhood, moral responsibility, and social interaction within academic discourse.

Top Authors

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DP

Northwestern University

MD
SJ

University of Miami

KC

Western Washington University

WB

The University of Texas at Austin

Top Institutions

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

New York University

New York, United States

Stanford University

Stanford, United States