Reviewer (Understanding the Self) PDF

- Socrates - Plato - St.Augustine - Rene Descartes - John Locke - David Hume - Immanuel Kant - Sigmund Freud - Paul and Patricia Churchland - Maurice Merleau Ponty SOCRATES - Systematic questioning - - True task of philosopher is to know one self - Man is composed of...

- Socrates - Plato - St.Augustine - Rene Descartes - John Locke - David Hume - Immanuel Kant - Sigmund Freud - Paul and Patricia Churchland - Maurice Merleau Ponty SOCRATES - Systematic questioning - - True task of philosopher is to know one self - Man is composed of BODY & SOUL - Unexamined life is not worth living - Wisdom comes from knowing oneself - When person knows a lot he has ability to reason and make choices to have happiness PLATO - Student of socrates - Dual nature of Body and Soul - Components of soul -Rational soul (thinking portion) -Spirited soul (active portion) -Appetitive soul (emotion/desire portion) -Justice can be obtained if these 3 are working with one another. - Be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle - Wise man speak for they have something to say - Fool speak for they have to say something - Don't discourage anyone who makes progress even though slowly - LOVE is a mental disease ST. AUGUSTINE - A man in the imperfect world wants to be with Devine while other is capable of reaching immortality - Body is bound to die on earth and soul is to live eternally in spirituality bliss of God - “ Freewill ” humans are responsible for their actions - Goal of every human is to have communion and bliss with the divine by living on earth - Individual identity idea of the self - Book is the world,who don't travel only read 1 page - Falling in love with God is the greatest romance, greatest human achievement - Love begins with smile, grows with kiss, ends with teardrop - Understanding is reward of faith - Dont understand to believe, but believe to understand RENE DESCARTES ( Father Of Modern Philosophy) - I think therefore, I am ( Cogito ergo sum ) - There is so much of we doubt - Thing that cannot doubt is Existence of self - All that we really are or our mind comes from mind - One thinks should conclude without doubt - We have nothing in our power except our own thoughts - Common sense is the only fairly contributed JOHN LOCKE - Self depends on Consciousness, not on substance or soul - We are same person for we are conscious of the past and future thoughts, actions and thoughts of present - Personal identity is matter of Psychological Continuity - Personal identity (self) found on Consciousness (memory) not in soul or body - Man is collection of different perception - Thoughts of men is best interpreters of their actions - Were like Chameleons we take our color from people around us - Man knowledge cant go beyond his experience DAVID HUME - Had very unique way of looking at man - Self not an entity over and beyond the physical body - Self is bundle of impressions/perceptions - basic object of experience & sensation - No self remains the same for consciousness is changing - we have no experience of a simple, individual impression that we can call the self—where the “self” is the totality of a person’s conscious life. - Be still a man even though you are philosopher - Beauty things only exist in mind - no quality in things and each mind perceives different beauty IMMANUEL KANT - Inner and Outer self -