The Self From Various Perspectives - Philosophy PDF

THE SELF F RO M VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES P H I LO S O P H Y  PHILOSOPHY IS ABOUT FINDING ANSWERS TO SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT OURSELVES AND ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. QUESTIONING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND INTUITIONS TO GET CLOSER TO THE TRUTH PHILOSOPHY DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WOR...

THE SELF F RO M VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES P H I LO S O P H Y  PHILOSOPHY IS ABOUT FINDING ANSWERS TO SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT OURSELVES AND ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. QUESTIONING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND INTUITIONS TO GET CLOSER TO THE TRUTH PHILOSOPHY DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD “PHILO” AND “SOPHIA” MEANING LOVE OF WISDOM SOCRATES #0001 SOCRATES PHILOSOPHER #0001 Reported by: ABARQUEZ, ZANDER A. SOCRATIC METHOD The Socratic method is a form of ARGUMENTATIVE DIALOUGE argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions. PLATO #0002 PLATO PHILOSOPHER #0002 Reported by: ABARQUEZ, ZANDER A. THREE COMPONENTS OF THE SOUL PHILOSOPHER #0001 RATIONAL SOUL SPIRITED SOUL APPETETIVE SOUL ARISTOTLE #0003 ARISTOTLE PHILOSOPHER #0003 Reported by: ABARQUEZ, ZANDER A. THREE KINDS OF SOUL PHILOSOPHER #0003 VEGETATIVE SENTIENT RATIONAL AQUINAS #0004 AQUINAS PHILOSOPHER #0004 Reported by: AGDA, LLOYD AQUINAS He viewed the soul as the essence of the SOUL AS THE ESSENCE self, responsible for reason, will, and intellect, which distinguishes humans from other beings. DESCARTES #0005 DESCARTES PHILOSOPHER #0005 Reported by: AGDA, LLOYD DESCARTES He claims, that the very act of questioning one's existence is sufficient PHILOSOPHER #0005 evidence of one’s existence. He thinks that rather than just using the physical body, one can also verify their existence through doubt and thinking. LOCKE #0006 LOCKE PHILOSOPHER #0006 Reported by: AGDA, LLOYD TABULA RASA He argues that our identity is continuously formed through the recollection of BLANK SLATE past experiences and memories. This idea is central to his concept of "tabula rasa," which holds that a person is born as a blank slate HUME #0007 HUME PHILOSOPHER #0007 Reported by: AGUNOY, ZHYROUS LEE BUNDLE OF PERCEPTION Hume argues that we keep on perceiving different things using our senses. PHILOSOPHER #0007 These perceptions are distinct and actually form separate identities. But since we keep on perceiving, the collection of the perceptions which succeed each other can be used to define the “self”. KANT #0008 KANT PHILOSOPHER #0008 Reported by: AGUNOY, ZHYROUS LEE TWO-FOLD NATURE PHILOSOPHER #0008 HOMO NOUMENON HOMO PHAENOMENON FREUD #0009 FREUD PHILOSOPHER #0009 Reported by: AGUNOY, ZHYROUS LEE 3 PARTS OF THE MIND PHILOSOPHER #0001 ID EGO SUPEREGO MERLEAU #0010 MERLEAU PHILOSOPHER #0010 Reported by: AGUNOY, ZHYROUS LEE THE BODY According to Merleau-Ponty, the human body is an expressive space that contributes to the significance of personal PHILOSOPHER #0001 actions. The body is also the origin of expressive movement and is a medium for perception of the world. Bodily experience gives perception a meaning beyond that established simply by though NIETSZCHE #0011 NIETSZCHE PHILOSOPHER #00011 Reported by: AQUINO, DAVID ANDREI NIETSZCHE Nietzsche claimed the NEE-CHE exemplary human being must craft his/her own identity through self-realization and do so without relying on anything transcending that life—such as God or a soul. RYLE #0012 RYLE PHILOSOPHER #0012 Reported by: AQUINO, DAVID ANDREI RYLE Ryle claimed that Individual’s actions PHILOSOPHER #0012 define his/her own concept of self The self is best understood as a pattern of behavior, the tendency or disposition of a person to behave in a certain way in certain circumstances MARX #0013 MARX PHILOSOPHER #0013 Reported by: AQUINO, DAVID ANDREI KARL MARX Marx viewed the philosophical self as deeply intertwined with material PHILOSOPHER #0013 and social realities. The self is not an isolated, autonomous entity but is shaped and constrained by the economic and social structures in which individuals live. ALAIN #0014 ALAIN PHILOSOPHER #0014 Reported by: ABARQUEZ, ZANDER A. ALAIN He draws from classical philosophical traditions, such as Stoicism and the PHILOSOPHER #0014 thought of ancient Greeks, to illustrate that understanding the self involves a continual process of introspection and adaptation.