the person himself—not his
body or his name, the
physical universe, his
mind, or anything else; that which is
aware of being
aware; the identity which is the
individual. The
term was coined to eliminate any possible
confusion with older, invalid concepts. It comes from the Greek letter
theta (0?-), which the Greeks used to represent
thought or perhaps
spirit, to which an n is added to make a
noun in the modern
style used to
create words in
engineering. It is also 0?-n, or "
theta to the nth degree," meaning unlimited or
vast.
See also theta in this glossary. —PDC Volume 3 Approved Glossary, —PDC Volume 7 Approved Glossary, —Perception of Truth Approved Glossary (9 June 92)