Ego emerges as the constant amid rapid psychic alternation

Evidence

Just as duration can be determined only in the presence of alternation, and just as it is only the alternation of nonessential properties that throws constancy of substance into bold relief, so too the ego is apparently perceived as the one constant in all the alternation of psychological contents, especially when these contents provide a particularly rich opportunity. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 703

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Romantic self is constituted through successive contrasting experiences — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 540; Many diverse stimulations, not few, make the ego self-aware — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 705; Self-awareness lifts the I above itself while it remains itself — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 814 (+4 more)

Related

• Many diverse stimulations, not few, make the ego self-aware (similarity 0.89)
• Self-awareness lifts the I above itself while it remains itself (similarity 0.87)
• Post-Ego reflection is an uncentered composition where opposed moments illuminate each other (similarity 0.86)
• Personality arises from consciousness’s reflective self-presence, not from the Ego (similarity 0.85)
• The Ego is a transcendent unity of states, qualities, and acts (similarity 0.82)
• The Romantic self is constituted through successive contrasting experiences (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Self-awareness lifts the I above itself while it remains itself #expands (0.40) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 814