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PHILOSOPHY OF THE SELF LECTURER: GERARDINE JOSEFINA L. SAYO, MD PSYCHIATRY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE PHILOSOPHY  The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence.  Finding answers to serious questions about ourselves and the world  E...

PHILOSOPHY OF THE SELF LECTURER: GERARDINE JOSEFINA L. SAYO, MD PSYCHIATRY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE PHILOSOPHY  The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence.  Finding answers to serious questions about ourselves and the world  E.g. what is life?  why do I exist  what is my purpose in living  Involves questioning existing knowledge with the aim of knowing the truth  Morality of certain practices in the world (what and why)  PHILO (LOVE)  SOPHIA (WISDOM)  TERM FIRST USED BY PYTHAGORAS Through Philosophy we obtain skills such as - Critical thinking - Argument skills - Communication - Reasoning - Analysis - Problem solving Philosophy allows us to  Justify our opinion  Spot a bad argument  Explain to people the right and wrong of things  Search for meaning and truth  Examples-- Philosophers  Socrates - “Know thyself” - “an unexamined life is not worth living (reflection) - Dualistic- Man has body and soul - Body- finite, changeable and imperfect (physical realm) - Soul- Permanent, unchangeable and Perfect (ideal realm) - These realms are dichotomous - Soul strives for wisdom and perfection through reason - Focusing to bodily needs prevents wisdom - Meaningful life- virtues and values– soul-searching PLATO  Self can be explained as a process of knowledge and purification of soul  Existence of mind and soul- in perfection with God  3 parts of soul  1. rational soul- intellectual/ thinking soul, wise choices, understanding  2. spirited soul- emotion and passion  3. appetitive soul- basic needs to live  Dynamic relationship among the three.  Rational soul resolves conflict and control spiritual and appetitive soul to achieve genuine happiness CHOICE/FREE WILL ST. AUGUSTINE  INTEGRATED PLATO AND CHRISTIANITY  I AM DOUBTING, THEREFORE I AM  SOUL IS UNITED WITH BODY TO BE COMPLETE  HUMANKIND IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD  MAN IS GOOD  KNOWLEDGE OF GOD RESULTS TO SELF KNOWLEDGE RENE DESCARTES  “I THINK THEREFORE I AM”- COGITO ERGO SUN  COGITO- THING THAT THINKS (MIND)  EXTENZA- EXTENSION (BODY) JOHN LOCKE THE SELF IS CONSCIOUSNESS- CONSCIOUSNESS- NECESSARY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF SELF OR PERSONAL IDENTITY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS HUMAN MIND AT BIRTH IS BLANK SLATE (TABULA RASA) BABY LEARNS THROUGH EXPERIENCE IMMANUEL KANT  “WE CONSTRUCT THE SELF”  SELF GIVES ALL THEIR PERSONALITY AND KNOWLEDGE  SELF CONSTRUCTS ITS OWN REALITY  SELF CREATES FAMILIAR AND PREDICTABLE WORLD  THROUGH OUR RATIONALITY, THE SELF TRANSCENDS SENSE EXPERIENCE SIGMUND FREUD  TOPOGRAPHY OF MIND- LIKENED TO ICEBERG UNCONSCIOUS, PRECONSCIOUS, CONSCIOUS- CONSCIOUS- TIP OF ICEBERG UNCONSCIOUS- MAJORITY OF BEHAVIOR  STRUCTURES OF PERSONALITY 1. ID- PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 2. EGO- REALITY PRINCIPLE 3. SUPEREGO- MORAL ARM  PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT  DEFENSE MECHANISMS GILBERT RYLE  “THE SELF IS THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE”  “I ACT THEREFORE I AM”- REFERS TO ONE’S BEHAVIOR  SELF- SEEN AS BODILY BEHAVIOR PAUL CHURCHLAND  “THE SELF IS THE BRAIN”  SELF IS INSEPARABLE FROM BRAIN AND PHYSIOLOGY  IF THERE IS NO BRAIN, THERE IS NO SELF  MIND IS IMAGINATION, DOES NOT EXIST MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY  “THE SELF IS EMBODIED SUBJECTIVITY”  ALL KNOWLEDGE OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD IS BASED ON SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE  THE SELF CAN NEVER BE COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE  MIND-BODY BIFURCATION IS INVALID REFERENCES OF TEXTS AND PHOTOS  HAROLD KAPLAN AND BENJAMIN SADDOCK, KAPLAN AND SADDOCK’S SYNOPSIS OF PSYCHIATRY  LARA TEREZA ARCILLAS PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE SELF ONLINE CLASS  THE SCHOOL OF LIFE- PSYCHOTHERAPY SIGMUND FREUD  KENDRA CHERRY VERY WELL MIND  PROF. RONUEL DEL ROSARIO UNDERSTANDING THE SELF  FLAVIA MEDRUT GOALCAST  QUORA.COM  MASATO SANU THE CONCEPT OF THE SELF  ERWIN MARLON SARIO UNDERSTANDING THE SELF IN PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE  MARIA BERNADETTE MACASAET PHILOSOPHY 3  STUDY.COM ALIDA D. OF NEW JERSEY THE SELF AS THE BRAIN ACCORDING TO PAUL CHURCHLAND  LYNDA BURTON AZQUOTES.COM