Section 3 below poses the question: how does a nation see itself? Here we briefly complete the set with a few more questions.
How does a nation see others?
How do other nations see [our] nation?
How do other nations see themselves?
Half a century ago Robert Jervis wrote Perception and Misperception in International Relations. Seeing, perceiving, is subjective. Jervis’ notion of misperception implies an objective reality. So
What is the national self in reality?
What are other nations in reality?
Finally, the title of this section does not refer to “nation”. There are other selves beside national selves. The questions can be made quite general and can be applied to any type of self. Indeed, more commonly the notion of the self is invoked in psychology to apply to the individual person.
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