Full Idea
Individuals contain many more persons than they think. 'Person' is merely a point of emphasis, synopsis of characteristics and qualities
Gist of Idea
A 'person' is just one possible abstraction from a bundle of qualities
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85 [1884], 25[363])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1884-85 (v 15)', ed/tr. Loeb,P.S./Tinsley,D.F. [Stanford 2022], p.95
A Reaction
He makes similar remarks abour character. For Locke 'person'' is a forensic and legal concept, and so must be enduring and unique.
Related Idea
Idea 24126 We contain multitudes of characters, which can brought into the open [Nietzsche]