Consequently, personal identity is similar to a story and it is
not something that remains invariable.
This perspective enables us to see -in a new way- the matter
of identity and constitution of self. It is about the person’s iden-
tity considered not only in terms of sameness throughout time
(idem-identity), but also of identity as an “ipse” which is capable
of standing as it is despite the changes that may occur because of
the relationship with others. (Ricoeur, 1996)
According to this distinction, a person’s identity cannot be
understood only as his permanence in time.