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Full Idea
It seems to me that the concept of the self is constituted as much by what we know as by what we do.
Gist of Idea
The self is known as much by its knowledge as by its action
Source
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski (Virtues of the Mind [1996], III 1)
Book Ref
Zagzebski,Linda: 'Virtues of the Mind' [CUP 1996], p.261
A Reaction
People take pride in what they know, which indicates that it is of central importance to a person's nature. Hard to evaluate ideas such as this.