▁identity , ▁the ▁objective ▁or ▁subject ive ▁state ▁of ▁perce iving ▁ones elf ▁as ▁a ▁Jew ▁ ▁M ā ori ▁identity , ▁the ▁objective ▁or ▁subject ive ▁state ▁of ▁perce iving ▁ones elf ▁as ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁identity , ▁an ▁evol ving ▁topic ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁struggle ▁to ▁define ▁" Native ▁American " ▁or ▁"( American ) ▁Indian " ▁both ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁consider ▁themselves ▁Native ▁American ▁and ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁ ▁Ra cial ▁classification ▁▁ ▁Black ▁Scottish ▁identity ▁is ▁the ▁objective ▁or ▁subject ive ▁state ▁of ▁perce iving ▁ones elf ▁as ▁a ▁black ▁Scottish ▁person ▁ ▁Brown ▁identity ▁is ▁the ▁objective ▁or ▁subject ive ▁state ▁of ▁perce iving ▁ones elf ▁as ▁a ▁brown ▁person ▁ ▁White ▁identity ▁is ▁the ▁objective ▁or ▁subject ive ▁state ▁of ▁perce iving ▁ones elf ▁as ▁a ▁white ▁person ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁▁ ▁Identity ▁( ph il osoph y ), ▁also ▁called ▁sam eness , ▁is ▁whatever ▁makes ▁an ▁entity ▁defin able ▁and ▁recogn izable ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁Law ▁of ▁identity , ▁principle ▁of ▁logic ▁stating ▁that ▁an ▁object ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁itself ▁ ▁Personal ▁identity , ▁the ▁numerical ▁identity ▁( continu ity ▁of ▁existence ) ▁of ▁persons ▁through ▁time ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁of ▁persons ▁▁ ▁Identity ▁change ▁ ▁Identity ▁document ▁ ▁Identity ▁the ft , ▁the ▁deliber ate ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁someone ▁else ' s ▁identity ▁( without ▁that ▁person ' s ▁permission ) ▁for ▁criminal ▁purposes ▁ ▁Person ally ▁ident ifiable ▁information , ▁information ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used