notion of self
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnotionandself
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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self
noun
uk/self/us/self/
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from ...
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(Definition ofnotionandselffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The resultingnotionofself-concordance is defined as follows.
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Thenotionofselfcrosscuts the three levels just distinguished.
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The suggestion here is that thenotionofself-organization focuses exactly on this process.
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The experiences of senior managers and practitioners from all four sites supported thenotionofself-rationing carers.
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The entirenotionofself-culture was recast to emphasize the "arduous labor" involved, an effort only the devoted were willing to invest.
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Theirnotionofselfrested on the collective family identity and not their individual selves.
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Thatnotionofself-determination we talked so much about in the 1970s and 1980s looks a lot like free agency.
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Thenotionofself-knowledge is notoriously perplexed.
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Thenotionofself-interest requires differentiation.
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We seem to be undermining the wholenotionofself-regulation.
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That is absolutely crucial to anynotionofself-determination.
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Our society has placed a high value on thenotionofself-regulation.
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Even those who still swear by thenotionofself-management will surely admit that it is not right for every aspect of maintenance.
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One example is thenotionofself-sustaining growth.
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These principles involve a shift from the classical liberals'notionofselfownership to a notion of (partial) property rights in "other" people.
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Such a cultural orientation would downplay traditional notions of self-determination and the work ethic.
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Material necessities dominated over idealistic notions of self-realisation.
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Discussions of empathy necessarily include consideration of the notions of self-awareness (also referred to as self-recognition and self-consciousness).
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