Who Are You ‘Really’? Traits, Dispositions, And Vanishing Autonomy

Maarten van Doorn
Sep 1, 2018 · 7 min read

Let’s get one thing straight.

I am the most interesting thing in the universe.

And so are you.

So let’s think about who we are.

I used to be doubtful about ‘who we are’ — about personality — as an overarching thing ‘over and above’ consistent regularities in behavior:

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Thanks to Nick Wignall

Maarten van Doorn

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PhD candidate in philosophy. Reconsidering the obvious. Chasing interestingness. Get good ideas that make you think: maartenvandoorn.com

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