Module 1-2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
The many views of self
- Philosophical Perspective
- Sociological Perspective
- The self in western and eastern thought
- An Anthropological Conceptualization
- Psychological Perspective
He is the author of “The Republic”
Plato
this book emphasizes that justice in the human person can only be attained if the three parts of the soul are working harmoniously with one another.
The Republic
known as the first martyr of education, knowledge, and philosophy.
Socrates
3 parts of the soul
- The rational soul
- The spirited part
- The Appetitive soul
forged by reason and intellect, has to govern the affairs of the human person
The rational soul
is in charge of emotions, should be kept at bay
The spirited part
order of base desires like eating, drinking, sleeping, and having sex is controlled as well.
The appetitive soul
agreed that man is of a bifurcated nature
St. Augustine
He is the Father of Modern Philosophy, conceived of the human person as having a body and a mind.
René Descartes
Self, according to ____, is “a bundle or collection of different perceptions, which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidity, and are in a perceptual flux and movement.
David Hume
suggests that it is an actively engaged intelligence in man that synthesizes all knowledge and experience.
Immanuel Kant
says that the mind and body are so intertwined that they cannot be separated.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
argues that societies move from mechanical to or-
ganic solidarity through the division of labor.
Emile Durkheim
focuses on the way in which the self is developed. Mead’s theory of the social self is based on the perspective that the self emerges from social interactions, such as observing and inter-acting with other responding to others’ opinions about oneself, and internalizing external opinions and internal feelings about oneself.
George Herbert Mead
stated that people based their sense of self on how they think others see them.
Sociologist Charles Cooley
- develops self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures, words, and sounds.
- conveys others’ attitudes and opinions toward a subject or the person.
Language
- develops self by allowing individuals to take on different roles, pretend, and express others’ expectations.
- develops one’s self-consciousness through role-playing.
Play
develop self by allowing individuals to understand and adhere to the rules of the activity.
Games
among other things, how we think about the world, our social relationships, health and lifestyle choices, community engagement, political actions, and ultimately our own and other people’s well-being.
Self Perception Influence
How we see ourselves shapes our lives, and is shaped by our
Cultural Context
is a system of interrelated parts where no one part can function without the other.
Society
serves as a sort of mirror in which people use the judgments of others to measure their worth, behavior, and values.
Social Interaction
are the primary objects of our experience or sensations.
Impressions
