On Multiple Selves

On Multiple Selves refutes the idea that a human being has a single unified self

David Lester

PrefacePrologue: What Is the Self?1 A Multiple Self Theory of the Mind2 Robert Lifton's Concept of the Protean Self3 The Metaphor of the Greek Gods4 Multiple Selves versus Meta-Preferences5 Mendlovic's Psychoanalytic Approach to the Multiple Self6 Rita Carter and Multiplicity7 Gestalt Therapy and the Multiple Self8 A Plethora of Similar Ideas9 Bilinguals and the Multiple Self10 Shifting11 Psychotherapists and the Multiple Self12 The Multiple Self in Fairy Tales13 Economists' Views of the Multiple Self14 What is Not a Multiple Self15 Empirical Studies of the Multiple Self16 Conclusions and Final ThoughtsReferencesSenior Author IndexSubject Index