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| + | "[[I want to be different, just like my friends]]." | ||
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| + | "[[I Shop, Therefore I Am|I shop therefore I am]]" --Barbara Kruger | ||
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| + | "I want to be [[Difference|different]], like everybody else I want to be like. I want to be just like all the different people. I have no further interest in being the same, because I have seen difference all around, and now I know that that's what I want. I don't want to blend in and be indistinguishable. I want to be part of the different crowd, and assert my individuality along with others who are different like me."--"[[It's Saturday]]" (1992) by King Missile | ||
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| - | ==Philosophy== | + | '''Identity''' is the [[sameness]] some [[individual]]s share to make up the same [[kind]] or [[universal]]; or paradoxically, the [[difference]] or [[character]] that marks off an [[individual]] from the [[rest]] of the same kind, [[selfhood]] and a [[name]] or [[persona]]—the mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known. |
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| + | '''Identity''' may refer to: | ||
| - | * [[Identity (philosophy)]], the sameness of two things | + | ==Philosophical topics== |
| - | * [[Identity theory of mind]], in the philosophy of mind, holds that the mind is identical to the brain | + | * [[Identity (philosophy)]], also called sameness, is whatever makes an entity definable and recognizable |
| - | * [[Personal identity (philosophy)]] | + | * [[Law of identity]], principle of logic stating that an object is the same as itself |
| - | * [[Identity (social science)]] | + | * [[Personal identity (philosophy)]], the numerical identity (continuity of existence) of persons through time |
| - | ==Social science and psychology== | + | |
| - | *[[Identity (social science)]], stemming from cognitive theory, sociology, politics, and psychology. | + | ==Personal conception and expression== |
| - | *[[Cultural identity]], a person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of a cultural group | + | * [[Gender identity]], also known as core gender identity, the gender(s) or lack thereof, that a person self-identifies |
| - | *[[Gender identity]], the gender with which a person identifies (or is identified by others) | + | * [[Identity formation]], the process of the development of the distinct personality of an individual |
| - | *Psychological identity, an individual's unique identity that develops relatively late in his life | + | * [[Identity (social science)]], individuality, personal identity, social identity, and cultural identity in psychology, sociology, and philosophy |
| - | *[[Online identity]], established and used by computer network users (see also [[Digital identity]] in Computer Science) | + | * [[Persona]], a social role or a character played by an actor with oneself |
| + | * [[Sexual orientation identity]], how people identify their own sexuality | ||
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| + | ==Specifications of persons== | ||
| + | * [[Identity change]] | ||
| + | * [[Identity document]] | ||
| + | * [[Identity theft]], the deliberate appropriation of someone else's identity (without that person's permission) for criminal purposes | ||
| + | * [[Personally identifiable information]] | ||
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| + | ==Group expression and affiliation== | ||
| + | * [[Christian Identity]], a Christian religious movement | ||
| + | * [[Cultural identity]], person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of a cultural group | ||
| + | * [[Identity politics]], political arguments that focus upon the self-interest and perspectives of self-identified social interest groups or minorities | ||
| + | * [[National identity]], belief in membership of a nation | ||
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| + | ==Computer science== | ||
| + | * [[Digital identity]], representation of a set of claims made by one digital subject about itself or another digital subject | ||
| + | * [[Federated identity]], assembled identity of a person's user information, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems | ||
| + | * [[Online identity]], social identity that an internet user establishes in online communities and websites | ||
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| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Middle French ''identité'', from Latin ''idem'' (“the same”). See ''identical'' and ''[[idem]]''. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Anonymity]] | ||
| + | * [[Biometrics]] | ||
| + | * [[Entity]] | ||
| + | * [[Identification (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Secret identity (disambiguation)]] | ||
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"I want to be different, just like my friends." "I shop therefore I am" --Barbara Kruger "I want to be different, like everybody else I want to be like. I want to be just like all the different people. I have no further interest in being the same, because I have seen difference all around, and now I know that that's what I want. I don't want to blend in and be indistinguishable. I want to be part of the different crowd, and assert my individuality along with others who are different like me."--"It's Saturday" (1992) by King Missile |
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Identity is the sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind or universal; or paradoxically, the difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood and a name or persona—the mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
Identity may refer to:
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Philosophical topics
- Identity (philosophy), also called sameness, is whatever makes an entity definable and recognizable
- Law of identity, principle of logic stating that an object is the same as itself
- Personal identity (philosophy), the numerical identity (continuity of existence) of persons through time
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Personal conception and expression
- Gender identity, also known as core gender identity, the gender(s) or lack thereof, that a person self-identifies
- Identity formation, the process of the development of the distinct personality of an individual
- Identity (social science), individuality, personal identity, social identity, and cultural identity in psychology, sociology, and philosophy
- Persona, a social role or a character played by an actor with oneself
- Sexual orientation identity, how people identify their own sexuality
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Specifications of persons
- Identity change
- Identity document
- Identity theft, the deliberate appropriation of someone else's identity (without that person's permission) for criminal purposes
- Personally identifiable information
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Group expression and affiliation
- Christian Identity, a Christian religious movement
- Cultural identity, person's self-affiliation (or categorization by others) as a member of a cultural group
- Identity politics, political arguments that focus upon the self-interest and perspectives of self-identified social interest groups or minorities
- National identity, belief in membership of a nation
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Computer science
- Digital identity, representation of a set of claims made by one digital subject about itself or another digital subject
- Federated identity, assembled identity of a person's user information, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems
- Online identity, social identity that an internet user establishes in online communities and websites
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Etymology
From Middle French identité, from Latin idem (“the same”). See identical and idem.
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See also
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