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Recent Examples of self-knowledge
Not only is our ability to know ourselves limited, but scientists can probably only know so much about the nature of self-knowledge.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Singer Billy Kaunda is particularly drawn to existentialist themes such as the value of self-knowledge and conscious choices in how to live.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 June 2025
The Foundling’s own archives at the New York Historical hold evidence of how the organization’s practices, which cut children off from basic forms of self-knowledge and from the possibility of ever reconnecting with their birth families, caused lifelong suffering for some baby train riders.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Her newest book is for those who feel like something is missing in life, are desperate for change, and want to get unstuck to experience joy, vulnerability, and self-knowledge.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This also squares with evolutions within the practice that have turned more toward self-knowledge.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
This approach requires deep self-knowledge and institutional research.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This framing posits the algorithm as a form of alterity, an otherness that aids in self-knowledge.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
In their prejudice against Mahler, which was both racial and musical, the Germans and Austrians at the core of classical tradition had torn out of themselves a vital source of self-knowledge as well as musical glory.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Singer Billy Kaunda is particularly drawn to existentialist themes such as the value of self-knowledge and conscious choices in how to live.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 June 2025
The Foundling’s own archives at the New York Historical hold evidence of how the organization’s practices, which cut children off from basic forms of self-knowledge and from the possibility of ever reconnecting with their birth families, caused lifelong suffering for some baby train riders.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Her newest book is for those who feel like something is missing in life, are desperate for change, and want to get unstuck to experience joy, vulnerability, and self-knowledge.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This also squares with evolutions within the practice that have turned more toward self-knowledge.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
This approach requires deep self-knowledge and institutional research.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This framing posits the algorithm as a form of alterity, an otherness that aids in self-knowledge.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
In their prejudice against Mahler, which was both racial and musical, the Germans and Austrians at the core of classical tradition had torn out of themselves a vital source of self-knowledge as well as musical glory.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-knowledge
- self-realization
- self-discovery
- self-exploration
- self-fulfillment
- self-revelation
- self-image
- self-concept
- self-perception
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But the director maintains a strong level of realistic tension, sticking to Camille’s side as the boy takes plenty of blows but dishes out plenty as well, jabbing his way towards a form of self-realization.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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With suspense and self-realizations, this book will have readers lose track of time and space.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Then comes a wave of clarity with the sun, Mercury and Jupiter in Cancer, activating your expansive ninth house of wisdom and self-discovery.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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In one Newsweek article, a solo female traveler recounted how a trip to Naples, Italy, that was intended to be a journey of self-discovery turned into a spontaneous celebration after meeting a 73-year-old woman who invited her to a local village wedding.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Mariah, an energetic publicity executive in Oregon also described herself as an introverted extrovert, had a passion for self-exploration and chose work different from everyone else in her family.—
Jessie Rosen,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Overall, Gemini Near Me’s goal is to empower users to become the best version of themselves by diving into self-exploration and embarking on a fascinating self-work journey—made possible by a plethora of interactive features.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Turner-Seed’s own writing lays bare a struggle for self-fulfillment, to reconcile the traditional values pushed by her Jewish immigrant parents with a restless need to discover and make her own way.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The film explores the dilemma of choosing between self-fulfillment and familial obligations, showing how Joyce learns to embrace her mother’s modern family business and reflecting on the challenges of a globalized generation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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We’re introduced to a contented and excited Clémence who seems in the wake of major self-revelation.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
15 May 2025
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Research on vulnerable narcissism suggests that those who lash out or seem impervious to criticism may in fact be protecting a fragile ego—especially when rejection threatens their self-image.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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This may be a defense mechanism to protect our relationship and self-image.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In other words, your self-concept even shapes what feels worth wanting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Over a series of four experiments testing self-esteem and self-concept clarity, researchers determined that individuals with low self-esteem had less clarity and certainty in their self-concept, which led to unstable and inconsistent confidence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most frequently, a person's self-perception will not be an accurate reflection of their communication competence.—
Su Bridgman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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His comedy is a shallow-focus lens, rendering every plane of his self-perception in exquisite detail and losing specificity or texture as soon as that lens pans out toward other characters in his story.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-knowledge. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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