Personality and Psychology
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What is the definition of personality from a psychological viewpoint? How is this definition different from a conversational comment that someone has a great personality?
How can a theory be reliable or consistent over time if personality is believed to change?
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There is no one clear definition of personality in the psychological literature; It is a contested concept and will continue to be so. There are a few concepts we can use to construct something tolerably usable. The concept of the changing personality is also dealt with below. I will deal with four major writers on psychology (among other things) and their view of the personality, where it comes from, and what comprises it: Plato, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and J.P. Sartre.
Plato:
Plato saw the personality as the soul. This was divided into three parts: the reason, the passion, and a third part that is tough to describe. Some call it the "spirited" part: that part of us that wants honor, conquest, etc. The personality changes only because the passions have a tendency to take over. They are constantly changing the objects of their desire. Only reason, dominating the rest, ...
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