1 The self is a kind of essence, substance, or a soul that may or may not survive death
2 The self is the voice of conscience, the source of moral or authentic action
3 The self is divine, possibly created by God
4 The self is related to the past, to ancestry, and outward identity such as one’s work
5 The self has a story connected to it that can be represented in a biography
6 The self provides unity to cognition and experience
7 The self is a free, autonomous agent
8 The self is essentially connected to other human beings and culture
9 The self has to be created