week 2-GECC101-Understanding Self- Prelim.pdf

Activity (Asynch) Personality Test Instructions. Take the personality test at the 16 personalities website. (https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test). Do not think too hard about a single question. Answer as truthfully as you can. Once done, answer th...

Activity (Asynch) Personality Test Instructions. Take the personality test at the 16 personalities website. (https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test). Do not think too hard about a single question. Answer as truthfully as you can. Once done, answer the question below. 1. What was your result? Was its description accurate to your self-concept? How and what makes you think so? (1 paragraph) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Q&A Week 2 Learning Outcomes Discuss the different Notions of the The Self Self from the point-of-view of the various philosophers across time and from various place; compare and contrast how the self has philosophical been represented in different philosophical schools; and perspectives examine one’s self against the different views of self that were discussed in GECC101 class. Look at yourself in a mirror. Focus on whatever you don’t like about your self. Look at yourself in a mirror. Focus on whatever you like about your self. Look at yourself in a mirror. See yourself as: a child a teenager an adult an elderly  KEY TERMS Remember!  Duality is a contrast between two ideas-two sides of the same coin. Physical Self refers to the tangible part of the person. It can, more often than not, be seen and touched. Spiritual Self, aka the soul, is believed to be the unchanging part of the self, and is not physical. Appetitive is characterized by a natural desire to satisfy bodily needs. “SELF” Socrates Plato (Πλάτων) ( Σωκρατης) duality of self exists in the form of the self-awareness as foundational to understanding and living a good life. physical (tangible) self and the spiritual (soul)  Sigmund Freud Maurice Merleau-Ponty Augustine “we are bodies” self is rooted in his model of the human psyche, which self is heavily influenced by his Christian faith. He a phenomenologist, viewed the self as fundamentally is divided into three parts: the id, ego, and superego. The believed in the importance of self-reflection and the embodied. He emphasized the body as the primary self is seen as a complex interplay between these idea that true self-understanding comes from site of knowing the world and posited that our components, with the ego balancing the demands of the understanding one's relationship with God perception and experience are inherently tied to our id, the superego, and reality. physical existence “SELF” René Descartes John Locke self-awareness and rational thought are central to the existence of the self focuses on personal identity through psychological continuity  Gilbert Rayle Immanuel Kant self is deeply intertwined with his theological and philosophical views. He believed that the self is a unity “we construct the self”- self is an actively engaged of body and soul, with the soul being the form of the intelligence in man that synthesizes all knowledge and experience it has body. Aquinas held that true self-knowledge is achieved collected over time. through understanding one's purpose in relation to God  St. Thomas Aquinas David Hume self was a manifestation, not of a physical being but of your actions day-to-day. It is not an entity you can locate and analyze, it is simply a name for everything that you are, and self is a collection of experiences rather than a permanent entity. everything that you do. Much like looking for a “University”, you go into a campus, look at buildings, see different rooms, but you won’t find the “University” Sigmund Freud Remember! St. Agustine Remember! Q&A Activity Philosophical Differences Write 1-3 sentences for each item.. 1.) Differentiate Id, Ego and Superego ____________________________________________________________________ 2.) In the simplest terms possible, what is bodily continuity? ____________________________________________________________________ 3.) Explain what the “University Problem” is and how it relates to the idea of self. ____________________________________________________________________ 4.)According to John Locke, someone who has stood in front of you for hours but does not remember doing so, is the same man, but not the same person. Do you agree? ____________________________________________________________________ Activity Compare and Contrast Study the philosophies of the following philosophers again. Compare and contrast their ideologies with each other. 1.)Socrates and Aquinas ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2.)Immanuel Kant and David Hume ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 3.) Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Gilbert Ryle ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Activity (Asynch) Massive Open Online Courses Find a friend or a family member and talk to them about what they think of the idea of “the self”. Ask them questions about how they define self and what they believe happens after they die and other such questions. Do not limit yourselves to the questions provided in this activity. After your interview, answer the question below.. 1.)Whose philosophy are they closest to and why do you think so? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Q&A