Unit1WhatshapesourIdentity
Section1section1newwordsandideasthewordidentityisadifficultwordtobetranslatedintoChinese
TherearemanydifferentdefinitionsofthiswordinanEnglishdictionary,including:1
asamenessofessentialorgenericcharacterindifferentinstances;bsamenessinallthatconstitutestheobjectiverealityofathing
athedistinguishingcharacterorpersonalityofanindividual;btherelationestablishedbypsychologicalidentification;3
theconditionofbeingthesamewithsomethingdescribedorasserted
anequationthatissatisfiedforallvaluesofthesymbols
Nomatterhowmanydefinitionsthereare,identitybasicallymeans:a
whoyouare;b
allthequalities,beliefs,andideaswhichmakeyoufeelthatyouaredifferentfromeveryoneelseorthatyoubelongtoaparticulargroup/Indailylife,one’ssenseofidentityisascomplicatedas,ifnotmorecomplicatedthan,defin