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    The person possesses subjectivity — Carmelics
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    Supports→The person acts from within, from the core of his own subjectivity, and is not only acted upon by external forces

    The person possesses subjectivity

    Consciousness & MindPersonal Identity
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    This conscious self-presence is the interiority of the human person, and it is so central to the meaning of the concept of person that one can say that personality signifies interiority to self. Because of the person’s subjectivity, he is not only acted upon and moved by external forces, but also acts from within, from the core of his own subjectivity. Since he is the author of his actions, he possesses an identity of his own making, which cannot be reduced to objective analysis and thus resists

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