Theory, Ethics and Differentiation of Self

7 pages

Observers of other species have come to the conclusion that ethics or a common agreement about behavioral rules are necessary to the survival of the group. In the human species they make for not only survival but also the only kind of society one would care to live in. This paper takes up questions such as “Can ethics, when well thought through, be a part of the basic self?” and “Can an ethical stand be a part of an effort toward increasing differentiation of self?”