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Epilogue

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The Self and its Defenses

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In the last chapter, the presentation of our robust theory of the self came to an end. It is now time to take stock and try to locate our views within a wider context.

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Di Francesco, M., Marraffa, M., Paternoster, A. (2016). Epilogue. In: The Self and its Defenses. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57385-8_6

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