Territory: The picture here shows a detail of one of the feature pyramids of the Kostnice Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora, near Prague. The Ossuary contains a jar of earth reportedly from Golgotha, and important Christian site, making the chapel an extremely popular place to bury loved ones. Over-population of the graveyard led to the creation of the Ossuary in 1511. Initial Aims: The Sedlec Ossuary has left a lasting impression on me and I wanted to sort out for myself why it had the impact it did. This helped me to generate a list of basic questions to answer, some of which were: 
How much is identity an abstract concept? To what extent is it bound up in our bodies? Do most people experience a crisis of identity as some philosophers believe (eg Sartre’s crisis of the enormity of our freedom) or is it only provoked by trauma? How rigid is our personal identity? Is identity purely conscious or can our identity remain even if we do not? Are we alienated from our bodies or united with them through our identity? How does identity work in a social situation? Key Concepts and Philosophical Models: The most obvious key concepts are identity and the mind/body divide. My chosen philosophers as key thinkers and their works are: Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit Beck & Beck-Gernsheim: Individualization Basic Overview: Hegel: Use and abuse of the master/slave relationship. Beck & Beck-Gernsheim: Individualization as a concept is self-perpetuating.