What Is The True Self?

What we know from neuroscience and psychology, the true self doesn't exist. There is no evidence for a separate morally good true self deep within a person.

But the ides of a morally good true self still plays an important role, such as how we understand others' behaviour,...

• The self is made up of a combination of your physical appearance, intelligence, memories, and habits.
• The true self is what people will call their essence. It is what makes you you.

When people are asked which actions are in alignmen...

People that believe that they have a morally good true self care about morality as core to their identity. If they then behave immorally, it threatens the sense of their identity.

People might respond to the threat by denying that they're acting immorally ...