Multiplicity: The New Science of Personality, Identity, and the Self

Carter, Rita

ISBN 10: 031611538X / ISBN 13: 9780316115384

Published by Little, Brown Spark, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Multiplicity: The New Science of Personality, Identity, and the Self
• Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031611538X
• ISBN 13: 9780316115384
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Multiplicity presents an entirely new view of our selves. Instead of seeing each person as a single personality, Carter argues that we all consist of multiple characters, each one with its own viewpoint, emotions and ambitions. The mother who feeds breakfast to her children, for example, has quite different concerns and opinions from the woman taking part in a boardroom discussion two hours later, and from the woman she will be with her husband that night. Yet all three may share the same body, and none is any more "authentic" than another.

Personality changes in a person are conventionally frowned upon, but Carter shows that in today's world our ability to switch from one personality to another according to what is demanded of us is a huge strength, providing one's personalities work together as a team rather than against each other. In addition to its groundbreaking scientific thesis, Multiplicity contains extensive exercises designed to help readers achieve this harmony.

About the Author

Rita Carter is an award-winning science and medical writer. She contributes to New Scientist and a wide range of other British magazines and newspapers. Before specializing in science Rita worked for six years as a TV news presenter and radio host and producer. She continues to appear and be heard regularly on TV and radio as a medical and science commentator, and gives frequent talks and lectures throughout Europe and the US.