GE 7 Philosophical Perspective of the Self Flashcards
is called the mother of all disciplines because all fields of study began as philosophical discourses.
Philosophy
refers to the condition of
identity that makes one subject of experience distinct from all
others. It is sometimes understood as the unified being essentially
connected to consciousness, awareness and agency (rational choice).
the Self
He was the first philosopher who engaged in the systematic questioning about the self.
Socrates
He believed that MOST MEN WERE NOT REALLY FULLY AWARE OF WHO THEY WERE and the virtues that they were supposed to attain in order to preserve their SOULS for the afterlife.
Socrates
An Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living
Socrates
is a student of Socrates who supported the idea of the dualistic
nature of man – body and soul.
Plato
The measure of a man is what he does with power
Plato
(Intelligible world) is the true world of reality.
Ideal World
(World of Matter) is a world of becoming; it is a world of constant change.
Sensible World
part of the soul that drives man to experience thirst, hunger, and other physical wants. It is the seat of physical pleasures. It seeks power, wealth, and even sexual satisfaction.
Appetitive Part
part of the soul that makes man assert abomination and anger. It is the seat of emotions
(i.e. anger, fear, hatred, jealousy). It is located in the chest.
Spiritual Part
it is the seat of reasoning. It is the rational part of the soul that enables man to think, to
reflect, to draw conclusions, and to analyze.
Rational Part
When the body dies, the soul dies with it
Aristotle
exists only in man
Rational Soul
Man cannot hope to find God unless he first finds himself
Saint Agustin
