individuation

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Individuation is a tough enough process in adolescence, and going through it as a package deal is a blessing and a curse.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Individuation means to become what one is really meant to be.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the above simple narrative, there is a distinct reference to the principles of "Reiteration," and "Individuation," and hence Mrs Wesley's great success.

From A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education by Gall, James

Individuation of Accidents.—The rôle of quantity in the Thomistic theory of individuation suggests the question: How are accidents themselves individuated?

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

I have declared space and time to be part of the Principle of Individuation, as it is only space and time that make the multiplicity of similar objects a possibility.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)