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Quotation from The Principles of Psychology by William James
“a man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him_ and carry an image of him in their mind”
The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter X: The Consciousness of Self
The definition of the social self; James adds that to wound any one of these images is to wound the person.
Citation: "a man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him_ and carry an image of him in their mind" — William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter X: The Consciousness of Self. (id the-principles-of-psychology-q7)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
