The Metaphysics of the Narrative Self

Abstract This essay develops a theory of identities, selves, and ‘the self’ that both explains the sense in which selves are narratively constituted also how self relates to person's individual autobiographical identity their various social identities. I argue identities contents structured representations, some hosted individually form, others collectively biographical form. These turn, give rise sorts—true public private merely possible so on—which characters (or presupposed subjects) appear our Although develop bears obvious affinities with view fictional characters, two views fact distinct, for reasons explained at end.