Lesson 2: Philosophy as a Tool Flashcards
Mother of all Disciplines
Philosophy
Socrates view on the true self
The real self is not the physical body but rather the psyche or soul
Plato’s view on the true self
The true self is the rational soul and that the “intellect” of the soul is also separate from the body
Aristotle’s view of the self
The soul is the activity of the body, therefore it cannot be separated
Empiricism
The belief that knowledge comes from sensory experiences
rationalism
Believes that knowledge comes from logic and reason
St. Augustine’s view of the self
Body is different from soul, which is the one that defines the the self. But neither can live without the other and are not in conflict.
Since god is the one that created the soul — which is also the self, to know God will help us know ourselves and vice versa.
Rene Decarte’s view on the self
“I think, therefore I am”
Body can be doubted, but mind cant be doubted because by doubting you are thinking, therefore it exists
Meaning mind and soul are different from the body and are seperable
John Locke’s view on the self
the self is consciousness
Hume’s views on the self
The self is a bundle of perceptions derived from many experiences
Kant’s view on the self
Knowing requires sensory experiences but reasoning allows us to understand further
Logical Mind is the inner self, Body is the outer self
Ryle’s view on the self
“I act, therefore I am”
The way we do things define us for who we are
Churchland’s view on the self
The brain is the self, if there is no brain there is no self
Merleau-Ponty’s view on the self
The personal history is the one that shapes our true selves as experiences we have henceforth are determined by how we interpret it based on our history
