Self

Self is your consciousness of your own identity. The self is

an important key in several schools of psychology. Usages differ between theorists and

fields of study, but in general the self refers to the conscious, reflective personality of an

individual. The study of the self involves significant methodological problems, especially

concerning consciousness. Some of these are taken up in philosophy of mind and

metapyhsics.

In philosophy, the self is the idea of a unified being which is the source of an

idiosyncratic consciousness. Moreover, this self is the agent responsible for the thoughts

and actions of an individual to which they are ascribed. It is something which endures

through time; thus, the thoughts and actions at different moments of time may pertain to the

same self.

Self is like myself taking that first exam in this class this semester. I was expecting

maybe