DESCARTES|LOCKE|HUME Flashcards
I THINK, THEREFORE I
AM
RENÉ DESCARTES
THE SELF IS CONSCIOUSNESS
JOHN LOCKE
THERE IS NO SELF
DAVID HUME
French philosopher ___ is the father of
modern philosophy
René Descartes
is the keystone of Descartes’ concept
of the self
e, Cogito, ergo sum - “I think,
therefore I am,
the act of thinking about the self-of being
self-conscious-is in itself proof that there is a self
DESCARTES
For __ this is the essence of the human
self-a thinking entity that doubts, understands,
analyzes, questions, and reasons.
DESCARTES
DESCARTES: If a person reflects thoughtfully, he or she will realize
that there are two dimensions of the human self:
the self as a thinking entity and
the self as a physical
body
DESCARTES: he introduces the idea of the thinking self
(or soul) as a ___
non-material
fully
governed by the physical
laws of nature.
Physical body
independent of the
physical laws of the
universe
Thinking entity
DESCARTES: Non-material. immortal,
and conscious being
Thinking entity
DESCARTES:
a material. mortal,
non-thinking entity
Physical body
The soul and the body are independent of one another,
DESCARTES
THE SELF IS CONSCIOUSNESS
JOHN LOCKE
The thinking self can exist independently of the
physical body.
DESCARTES
English philosopher the human mind at
birth is tabula rasa or a blank slate
JOHN LOCKE
The essential self-the self as a thinking entity-is
distinct from the self as a physical body
DESCARTES
These experiences shape and mold the self
throughout a person’s life.
JOHN LOCKE
Use the power of reason to gain knowledge
and, consequently, use this knowledge to
understand experiences.
JOHN LOCKE
Knowledge is based on careful observation of
experiences. Reason plays an important role
in helping to gure out the signicance of
sense experience and reach intelligent
conclusions
JOHN LOCKE
Thus, using the power of reason and
introspection enables one to understand and
achieve accurate conclusions about the self
(or personal identity).
JOHN LOCKE
Scottish philosopher
David hume
that if people carefully examine their sense
experience through the process of
introspection, they will discover that there is
no self.
DAVID HUME
If people carefully examine the contents of
their experience, they will nd that there are
only distinct entities
DAVID HUME
. Ideas are thoughts
and images from impressions, so they are
less lively and vivid.
DAVID HUME
Impressions are the basic sensations of
people’s experience, such as hate, love, joy,
grief, pain, cold, and heat
DAVID HUME
there is no permanent self because
impressions of things are based from our experiences
where we can create our Ideas and knowledge. Thus, It
may Improve or totally be replaced
DAVID HUME
