Identity And The Self

Question 1

What is the philosophical term for the inner self?

Answer 1

Essential self.

Question 2

Define essential self.

Answer 2

It describes a set of characteristics that define a person.

Question 3

Define ‘self identity’.

Answer 3

It is the way an individual characterises their essential self.

Question 4

What is Aristotle’s theory on the self?

Answer 4

‘You are your soul’; the soul does not and cannot exist apart from the body

Question 5

Define ‘entelechy’.

Answer 5

Aristotle’s interpretation of the self, its potential to do what it is meant to do.

Question 6

What was Avicenna (Ibn Sina)’s view on the self?

Answer 6

He agreed with Aristotle, but disagreed on the idea that the soul & body are inseparable.

Question 7

What was the result of Avicenna’s thought experiment called ‘The Flying Man’?

Answer 7

An individual will be aware of their existence and that the body can be separated from the soul.

Question 8

‘The body theory’ states that…

Answer 8

Even though your personal identity changes over time you remain in the same body from birth till death.