notion of identity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnotionandidentity
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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identity
adjective[before noun]
uk/aɪˈden.tə.ti/us/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
showing or proving who ...
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(Definition ofnotionandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The idea of modelling the permitted changes for a property is strictly related to the philosophicalnotionofidentity.
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Therefore, we freely use the primitivenotionofidentityon objects, rather than a suitably defined equivalence on terms.
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How can a genealogy-basednotionofidentitybe so easily supplanted by the values implied by the increasingly fluid relations of the stock market?
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This leads to a problematizing of thenotionofidentityitself.
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Firstly, the debate on thenotionofidentityfundamentally challenges traditional aims and philosophies in education in general.
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In this context, thenotionofidentitylacks any explicatory value.
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A traditionalnotionofidentityis of something essential about ourselves, a fixed and stable core of 'self'.
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As opposed to a stabilizingnotionofidentity, chances of renewal, however conditioned and limited by societal structures, milieus and constellations of relationships will have to be dealt with.
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They also point out (2007) that it would be essentially lacking in foundation, as no suitable definition of similarity could exist without a traditionalnotionofidentity.
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Thenotionofidentityfederation is extremely broad, and also evolving.
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It is important to distinguish the philosophical concept of identity from the more well-knownnotionofidentityin use in psychology and the social sciences.
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This pervasive spatial metaphor encapsulates local notions of identity and authenticity.
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But she's the character who allowed me to explore notions of identity.
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Chabannes explores thenotionofidentity, its various derivations and representations within philosophy, psychology and biometry.
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His view is that, before one jumps to conclusions based on notions of identity, patterns of interaction should always be consulted for possible explanations.
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This conflict illustrates how existing notions of identity can be destabilised by new arrivals.
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Richard arrived at the result that thenotionofidentityof two objects and the invariability of an object are too vague and need to be specified more precisely.
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These histories then, challenge us to rethink what modern selfhood might be, and also make us wary of projecting contemporary notions of identity back into the past.
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It might be objected that our notions of identity, individuality, numerical unity, and suchlike, are too fundamental and clearly understood to be susceptible to the sort of imprecision posited here.
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