Consciousness, The Self, And Personality Theory: A Critical Survey Of Theories Of Philosophical Arguments And Modern Psychological Personality Theories

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concept of the self is a large factor in the study of personality as
well as philosophy. The self, generally speaking, includes subjective
experience and conscious awareness. In the book Philosophy of Mind the author
speaks about self-consciousness, "...the possession of the concept of the self
and the ability to use this concept in thinking about oneself" (Guttenplan, 213).
This unique quality of human beings allows for the question of thoughts,
beliefs, desires, emotions, intentions, memories; along with the responsibility
of these qualities, makes us truly unique. The problem with this way of thinking
is that it leads to us thinking we are more than our bodies. That a person is
something more that just the physical body. Another problem with our supposed
uniqueness is that we 'seem' to have a will, drive, and intention. Samuel
Guttenplan continues by saying "persons are self-motivated beings with a
considerable degree of autonomy over and above a material body" ...

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