Blahnik's Views On Individual Identity

Blahnik states “Since we cannot extricate ourselves from our own experience, any reality claims we might make are experiential. Since we are social animals, and our identities are formed socially, and our identities are inextricably connected to nature, any reality claims that we make in relation to nature products of society.” Blanik believes that we must engage with each other as experiential beings to have the record of the experience of dealing with each other and the growth of understanding self through the experiences being occurred. Without the experience of dealing with others, a person may not know how to have functional and healthy relationships with others. If the person lacks the experiences of interaction with other people in a social setting, the person will more likely than not have a distorted perception of reality.

The experience of the complexification establishes the positions of both parties and the agreed upon situation both are willing to participate in. An example of this interaction could be between a priest and a follower of the faith. The priest is imposing his will on the religious follower if the follower does not follow or obey his idea of what is right. The religious follower submits to the priest’s will because the religious follower justifies submitting to the will of the dominant party because of the belief of God and the respect for the