Philosophers P2

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According to Immanuel Kant, how is the 'self' defined?

Nonphysical and transcendental (correct)

Related to a physical realm

Associated with the body's qualities

Dependent on external influences

What is the role of knowledge in connecting the 'self' and material things based on Kant's philosophy?

Knowledge creates a divide between the self and material things

Knowledge is irrelevant to the connection

Knowledge only connects the body and material things

Knowledge bridges the self and material things (correct)

What is apperception according to Immanuel Kant's philosophy?

The physical manifestation of the 'self'

A mental process of making sense of new ideas (correct)

The process of interpreting sensory information

An external entity that influences the 'self'

Which component of the 'self' includes moods, feelings, and sensations?

Inner self Signup and view all the answers

What does the outer self gather information from according to Kant?

Physical senses Signup and view all the answers

In Kant's philosophy, what is consciousness of oneself in an inner sense related to?

Awareness of psychological states Signup and view all the answers

According to David Hume, which term refers to perceptions that are the strongest and enter the senses with most force?

Impressions Signup and view all the answers

What did David Hume describe as a bundle or a collection of different perceptions moving in a fast and successive manner?

Self Signup and view all the answers

Which term did David Hume use to refer to mechanisms that copy and reproduce sense data based on perceived impressions?

Ideas Signup and view all the answers

In David Hume's philosophy, what is considered to be the less forcible and less lively counterpart of impressions?

Ideas Signup and view all the answers

What did David Hume conclude the 'self' to be made up of?

Successive impressions Signup and view all the answers

How did David Hume describe the 'self' in terms of consciousness?

Passive observer Signup and view all the answers

Which theory posits that reason is the foundation of all knowledge?

Bundle theory Signup and view all the answers

What does Hume suggest a wise man should do with his belief?

Proportions it to the evidence Signup and view all the answers

Which type of perception enters the senses with the most force?

Impressions Signup and view all the answers

In the context provided, what does 'Embodied' mean?

To provide a soul to a body Signup and view all the answers

Who was a fierce opponent of Descartes’ Rationalism?

David Hume Signup and view all the answers

'Superego' incorporates the values and morals of which entity?

Society Signup and view all the answers

According to Kant, how does the 'self' organize information?

Raw perceptual input, recognizing the concept, reproducing in the imagination Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the superego in Freud's Psychoanalytic theory?

Control the id's impulses Signup and view all the answers

According to Gilbert Ryle, what did he criticize as a 'category-mistake'?

The relation between mind and body Signup and view all the answers

What does the superego's 'Conscience' component do according to Freud's Psychoanalytic theory?

Make the person feel bad through guilt Signup and view all the answers

What are the components of the superego according to Freud's Psychoanalytic theory?

Conscience and Ideal self Signup and view all the answers

What did Sigmund Freud compare thought process to with his 'iceberg analogy'?

Tip of an iceberg above water and larger part below water Signup and view all the answers

According to Ryle, where does our sense of self come from?

Behavior and actions Signup and view all the answers

What is Paul Churchland's view on the existence of the immaterial, unchanging soul/self?

It cannot be experienced by the senses Signup and view all the answers

What is eliminative materialism, as proposed by Churchland?

The belief that mental states do not exist Signup and view all the answers

According to Maurice Merleau-Ponty, how do we know ourselves?

Through conscious experiences Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'embodied' mean in the context of philosophy?

To give a body to an immaterial substance Signup and view all the answers

In philosophy, what does subjectivity refer to?

Possessing perspectives, feelings, beliefs, and desires Signup and view all the answers