idanemisest

Idanemisest is a neologism used in speculative philosophy of mind and in some strands of science fiction to denote a process or artifact involved in forming and sustaining a coherent sense of self. In its most common usage, idanemisest describes either a cognitive mechanism by which an agent reconstructs continuous personal identity from changing or fragmented experiences, or a narrative device that encodes such identity continuity within a story or system.

Etymology and origin: The term appears to be a recent coinage with no widely accepted etymology. It is sometimes treated as a portmanteau or an acronym-like construction, but there is no standard derivation or consensus on its roots.

Theoretical usage: In philosophy of mind and cognitive science, idanemisest is discussed as a hypothetical process that integrates memory, perception, and expectation of the future to sustain identity over time. In artificial intelligence ethics and cognitive architectures, the term is used to describe models that maintain a self-model across divergent inputs or states, enabling a sense of continuity for the system.

In fiction and worldbuilding, idanemisest may refer to a ritual, protocol, or mechanism that allows characters or virtual agents to recall or reconstruct a self-narrative after disruption, or to preserve subjectivity under simulation, cloning, or transfer.

Criticism: Because idanemisest lacks a formal definition, commentators warn that the term risks ambiguity and should be clearly specified within any argument or narrative. See also Identity, Narrative identity, Memory, Self-model, Personal identity in AI.