chapter 1 Flashcards
A person essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action
Self
First Philosopher who engaged in systematic questions about the self
socrates
the true task of philosophers is to know oneself unexamined life is not worth living
socrates
someone who is always annoying or criticizing other people
gadfly
to live but die inside is the worst thing can happen to anyone
socrates
material and destructible
body, plato
immaterial and indestructible
soul, plato
3 components of soul
rational soul
spirited soul
appetitive soul
forged by reason and intellect has to govern the affair of the human person
rational soul
in charge of emotions
spirited soul
responsible for desires like eating
appetiteve soul
emphasizes the importance of justice
plato
body and soul are one
Aristotle
all living things have a soul
Aristotle
the capacity of humans to think makes them different from other living things with soul
Aristotle
agreed that man is bifurrcated nature
st. augustine
emphasizes that soul governs a human
st augustine
pointed out that self is known through knowing god
st. augustine
christian view
st thomas aquinas