Diseases of Personality Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Softcover
- New

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- Title
- Diseases of Personality Classic Reprint
- Author
- Th?odule Ribot
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332783600
- ISBN 13
- 9781332783601
- Item weight
- 290 grams
This book investigates how the sense of a unified self arises from many ordinary, everyday processes. It challenges the idea of a single, simple ego and shows that consciousness is better understood as a result of brain activity plus the nervous system at work. By examining habit, bodily states, and the way we respond to our surroundings, it explains how the personality emerges as a coherent yet constantly evolving whole. The author argues that conscious life is just a snapshot of deeper organic activity, and that perceived “inner selves” can drift or mislead when we rely only on inner observation. Through discussions of conscious and unconscious processes, the work invites readers to rethink what constitutes the self and how personality can disorganize or reorganize itself under stress or illness.
- Learn how personality can be a complex, fused system built from many simple states and acts.
- See why conscious experience is only part of the picture and how the nervous system shapes what we feel and think.
- Explore how artificial or fictitious personalities arise and what they reveal about the real self.
- Understand how habit and routine contribute to our sense of self and continuity over time.
Ideal for readers of psychology, philosophy of mind, and personality studies who want a clear, evidence‑based look at what underpins the human sense of self.
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