KANT|FRUED|RYLE|CHURCHLAND|PONTY Flashcards
THE SELF TRANSCENDS
EXPERIENCE
IMMANUEL KANT
German philosopher
IMMANUEL KANT
collection of
impressions and deferent contents is what it only
takes to dene a person
IMMANUEL KANT
He believes that the awareness of deferent
emotions that we have, impressions and
behavior is only a part of ourselves
IMAANUEL KANT
a person who fully
understands the self has a certain level of
consciousness or sense that uses our intuition
which synthesizes all the experiences,
impressions and perceptions of ourselves will
pave the way to dene and know who we really
are
IMMANUEL KANT
Austrian psychoanalyst and physician
SIGMUND FREUD
he argued that the sense called
“transcendental apperception” is an essence of
our consciousness
IMMANUEL KANT
THE SELF IS
MULTILAYERED
SIGMUND FREUD
He conceptualized about the different levels of
consciousness that provides an idea how a person
develops a sense of self
CONSICOUS
PRECONSIOUC
UNCONSIOUS
-SIGMUND FREUD
provides basis for understanding and
establishing the notion of self by synthesizing
one’s
IMMANUEL KANT
TRUE OR FALSE
Austrian psychoanalyst and physician Sigmund
Freud is not a Philosopher
TRUE
accumulation of experiences, intuition, and
imagination
IMMANUEL KANT
SIGMUND FREUD:
organized in ways that are rational, practical, and appropriate to the environment. (eg. Thoughts, Perceptions)
Conscious
contains material that is not threatening and is easily brought to mind. (eg. Memories, Stored Knowledge)
Preconscious
SIGMUND FREUD:
conscious self usually takes into account the realistic demands of a situation, the consequences of various actions, and the overriding need to preserve the equilibrium (balance) of the entire psychodynamic system of the self.
Conscious
According to Freud, the preconscious part is located between the conscious and the unconscious parts of the self.
Preconscious
basic instinctual drives, including sexuality, aggressiveness, and self- destruction; traumatic memories; unfulfilled wishes and childhood fantasies; and thoughts and feelings that would be considered socially taboo.
Unconscious
characterized by the most primitive level of human motivation and human functioning that is governed by the “pleasure principle.” (eg. Fears, Violent Motives, Immoral urges, Shameful experiences, Unacceptable sexual desires)
Unconscious
THE SELF IS THE WAY
PEOPLE BEHAVE
GILBERT RYLE
British philosopher
GILBERT RYLE
the self is best understood as a pattern
of behavior,
GILBERT RYLE
“I act, therefore, I am.
GILBERT RYLE
: THE SELF IS THE BRAIN
PAUL CHURCH LAND
considers the mind and
body to be intrinsically linked in complex and intimate
ways.
GILBERT RYLE
The mind is the totality of human dispositions
which is known through the way people behave.
GILBERT RYLE
All a person has the brain, so if the brain is gone,
there is no self
PAUL CHURCHLAND
Ryle is convinced that the mind expresses the
entire system of thoughts, emotions, and actions
that make up the human self.
GILBERT RYLE
Canadian philosopher that advocates the idea
of eliminative materialism or the idea that the
self is inseparable from the brain and the
physiology of the body.
PAUL CHURCHLAND
The mind does not really exist because it cannot
be experienced by the senses
PAUL CHURCHLAND
The physical brain, and not the imaginary mind,
gives people the sense of self.
PAUL CHURCHLAND
THE SELF IS
EMBODIED SUBJECTIVITY
MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY
French philosopher argues that all knowledge about the self (e.g., understanding the nature of the self) is based on the “phenomena” of
experience.
MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY
PONTY:
The __is a single integrated core identity, a
combination of the mental, physical, and
emotional structures around a core identity of
the self.
“I”
when people examine
the self at the fundamental level of direct human
experience, they will discover that the mind and
body are united, not separate.
MERLEAU-PONTY
BOOK OF MERLEAU PONTY
Phenomenology of Perception
He notes in his book,
Phenomenology of Perception
that everything that people are
aware of is contained within the
consciousness
FOR MONTY HE IS CONVINCED THAT ____________ are intricately intertwined
in perceiving the world.
consciousness, the world, and the human body
For him, perception is not merely a consequence
of sensory experience; rather, it is a conscious
experience.
MERLEAU-PONTY
