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2.KazimierzObuchowski’stheoryoftheself-authoringpersonality…‹23
Thetotallyobjectifiedperson
Intheperiodofagrariancivilisation,apersonwastotallyobjectified.Tey
lackedautonomyandadoptedsocialfunctionsandtheirbeliefsaboutreal-
ityfromtheoutside.Externalstandardsgavethemasenseofsecurityand
freedthemfromallresponsibility.Testrongbondwithtraditionandsocial
expectationsconfinedapersonfromanagrariansocietytofulfillingtherole
assignedtothem.Terole-playerblendedintotheexistingreality,evenbeing
acomponentofthisreality.Teyonlyusedaspecificwaythinking-theonly
codeofmind1-thustheywereunabletodevelopaconceptofthemselvesor
toformanopinionaboutthemselves.Obuchowskidescribesrole-playersas
beingreducedtotheworldinwhichtheylive.TestructureoftheI,which
playsanimportantroleintheregulationofhumanbehaviour,remainssyn-
cretic,i.e.non-dilerentiatedintotheintentionalIandtheobjectiveI,where
theintentionalImeanstheabilitytocontrolthoughtsandactionsandthe
objectiveIdefineseverythingthatisrelatedtoaperson)sconceptofthemselves.
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AccordingtoObuchowskithecodesofmindaresystemsofperceptionandinformation
processing,owingtowhichanindividualattainsasenseoflocalityintheworld.Tere
aretwotraditionalgroupsofcodes,namelyconcreteandabstractones.Teconcrete
codesdoservicetomechanicalanticipationandarerelatedtorealexperiences.Tey
createassociationsorimagesofreality.Hierarchicorcreativecodesmakeanabstract
conceptionofrealitypossible.Tismeansforeseeingfuturestatesandadaptingtothem
actively.Basedonthehierarchiccodes,apersoncanbuildanindividual,potential
future.Tepsychologiststatedthataperson)sveryefcientmentalcontrolisaresult
ofemployingopposedcodesincethehierarchiconeisamorecomplicatedversionof
notonlyconcretecodesbutalsotheircontradiction(Obuchowski,1985,p.30).
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ObuchowskidefinedtheintentionalICaswhatisinme,whatiscompletelyundermy
consciouscontrolandwhatrepresentstheexpressionofmydesires)(Obuchowski,1985,
p.223).TeintentionalIisthemostnaturalpsychologicalcoreofthehumanbeing,
thankstowhichtheyarecapableofpersonalreferences,takingdecisionsandcarrying
outpersonaltasks.AnobjectiveIsignifieseverythingthatisassociatedwithaperson
asanindividual(Obuchowski,1985,p.223).Itincludesthepsychologicalproperties
oftheperson,towhichtheycanfreelyreferastoanyotherobject.TeobjectiveIis
anexpressionoftheself-reflectiveactivityofthesubjectiveIandthepersonreferring
intentionallytoitcanmanageormodifyitscontent(Obuchowski,1993,pp.72-73).
TecontentoftheobjectiveIrepresentsaperson,butisnottheperson,unlikemany
oftheirthoughts,desiresandimages.IfwithintheIthereisnodistinctionbetween
thepersonalreferenceandthecontenttowhichthisreferenceismade,wearedealing
withthesyncreticI(Obuchowski,1993,p.73).