Ph.D. HB Paksoy
2001
14. Here, the question: "is there a set of universal principles governing identity?" presents itself. 15. Most identities in existence today have successfully transformed themselves from their origins by means of organization, necessity and diligence. This adaptation or new formation is the result of conscious choices and methods created, borrowed, or adapted for the purpose. 16. Not all identities traveled through the same journey to reach their positions. 17. Yet, when examined, one can detect a wide variety of principles or actions that constitute the least a common denominator. 18. An understanding of these commonalities, or the efforts leading to that objective, will help all in the direction of a more stable common base, shorn of emotion and without special pleading. 19. A word on the structure: Each paragraph is meant to be a beginning point for discussion on that particular proposition. 20. Perhaps the paragraph type of presentation may also clarify the steps involved in the process, allowing the construction of the larger vista by applicable additions. The method dates back and was used by scores of individual Thought Employers, including Marcus Aurelius, Balasagunlu Yusuf and Wittgenstein.
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