<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> Persons regard themselves as individuals, ascribe characteristic features to themselves, mentally project episodes of their lives, and think about themselves. This book provides a philosophical analysis of this complex capacity and explores its preconditions. For the first time, it weaves together analytic, phenomenological, and empirical insights into an integrated understanding of identity and self-consciousness.