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RE: The Three Types of You: Body, Consciousness, and Ego

in #philosophy7 years ago (edited)

The id is the unconscious. Super-ego can be looked at in 2 different ways: another term for social influences that impose ethical norms from culture or tradition, influencing who we become. It's formed from influences of living and experience. And the other is as the goal for higher, realer, truer living is morality, but not culturally imposed ethical norms as those can be false and immoral. The aspiration for the ideal and good is what our conscience leads us towards, if operating correctly and being listened to. The conscience is part of consciousness, and partly influenced by our ego-personality-identity. So I did't consider it as distinct on it's own. Ego is part of consciousness too, but a upper layer from influences. Conscience is unconscious and conscious in consciousness, signalling right and wrong thoughts and feelings.

Edit: But yeah, super-ego of conscience development in moral comprehension is an important part of who we are. I considered it part of consciousness as I have relate din my other work. I forgot to include it here, thanks for mentioning it.

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I... got confused just reading your response... but no problem!