CHAPTER 1: THE PHILOSOPHICAL SELF Flashcards
Comes from two Greek words philos which means “___” and sophia which means “_____” In
essence it can be translated to “_______.”
•Love
•Wisdom
•Love of knowledge of passion for learning
study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially in an academic
discipline.
Philosophy
were the ones who seriously questioned myths and moved away from them to understand reality and
respond to perennial questions of curiosity, including the “question of the self.”
Greek
origin or source/the “soul”/the primal matter
Arché
ultimate arché of all other movement
Soul movement
has no origin outside itself and cannot be destroyed
Arché
For his dictum, “____” and for his advice “_____”
• Ignorance is the beginning of wisdom
• know thself
➔ concerned with the problem of the self
➔ “the unexamined life is not worth living”
➔ ‘the worst thing that can happen to anyone is to live but die inside’
➔ “every person is dualistic
Socrates
“immortal soul in a mortal perishable body.”
Ploto
3 components to the soul
➢ rational soul
➢ spirited soul
➢ appetitive soul
➢ reason & intellect to govern affairs
➢ emotions should be kept at bay
➢ base desires (food, drink, sleep, sexual needs, etc.)
➢ rational soul
➢ spirited soul
➢ appetitive soul
comes from the harmonious development of the whole self.
Human happiness
> true knowledge (Perfection)
> is doing what is best for you that which leads to you to the attainment of your own perfection
and happiness. (Happiness)
•Wisdom
• Virtue
‘___’ in medieval philosophy
spirit of man
• the supreme good from which all others are derived
SUMMUM BONUM
