Identity – a Brief Humanistic Perspective
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Today identity is ‘the loudest talk in town’, the burning issue on everybody’s mind and
tongue. Normally, we tend to notice things and put them into the focus of our scrutiny and
contemplation only when they vanish, go bust, start to behave oddly or otherwise let us
down (Bauman 2004: 16–17).Does the concept of identity find itself in a similar situation?
Any extensive analysis undoubtedly blurs the concept, and interdisciplinary approaches
do not help with grasping the essence of identity (if that is possible at all). The objective of
this article is not to create another definition (we have enough already); instead, by making
use of the richness of humanistic thought, the goal is to draw attention to certain dimensions
and aspects of realizing identity, which are currently, in the author’s opinion, worth
considering. Personal identity is not created in a vacuum – one’s environment and social
reality have a great impact on them. The chapter addresses these influences with particular
attention to selected elements.
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