philosopher self Flashcards
before science, _____ was the main tool in investigating and understanding the self.
PHILOSOPHY
“The examined life is not worth living.” by
SOCRATES
IT IS THE DEEPEST AND MOST
BASIC PROPENSITY OF MAN. VIRTUE IS
NECESSARY AND CAN BE LEARNED.
VIRTUE
“THE FIRST AND
GREATEST VICTORY
IS TO CONQUER
YOURSELF”
PLATO
MAN WAS OMNISCIENT BEFORE HE CAME TO BE BORN IN THIS WORLD. HIS SEPARATION FROM THE PARADISE OF TRUTH & KNOWLEDGE AND HIS LONG EXILE ON EARTH MADE HIM FORGET
ALMOST ALL HE ONCE KNEW.
HOWEVER, HE CAN REGAIN
HIS FORMER PERFECTION
BY CONSTANT REMEMBERING THROUGH CONTEMPLATION AND
BENEFICENCE
“THE FIRST AND
GREATEST VICTORY
IS TO CONQUER
YOURSELF”
“ITS A CRIME
AGAINST DIGNITY TO
USE OTHERS FOR
EXTERNAL PURPOSE” by
IMMANUEL KANT
MAN IS THE ONLY CREATURE WHO
GOVERNS HIMSELF AND HIS PURPOSE.
FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE
RESPECT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD
RESPECT YOURSELF
“ITS A CRIME
AGAINST DIGNITY TO
USE OTHERS FOR
EXTERNAL PURPOSE”
“COGITO, ERGO
SUM”
RENE DESCARTES
“I THINK,
THEREFORE I
AM”
“COGITO, ERGO
SUM”
THE SELF IS A THINKING
ENTITY DISTINCT FROM THE
BODY. MAN MUST USE HIS
MIND TO INVESTIGATE,
ANALYZE, EXPERIMENT,
AND DEVELOP HIMSELF.
COGITO ERGO SUM
“NO MAN’S
KNOWLEDGE CAN GO
BEYOND HIS
EXPERIENCE”
JOHN LOCKE
PERSONAL IDENTITY IS A
MATTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
CONTINUITY. IT IS FOUND ON
THE CONSCIOUSNESS
(MEMORY), NOT ON THE
SUBSTANCE OF EITHER THE
BODY OR THE SOUL.
“NO MAN’S
KNOWLEDGE CAN GO
BEYOND HIS
EXPERIENCE”
“I CAN NEVER
CATCH MYSELF AT
ANYTIME WITHOUT
A PERCEPTION”
DAVID HUME
MAN HAS NO CLEAR AND INTANGIBLE IDEA
OF THE SELF. MAN IMPRESSION ALWAYS
CHANGE.
“I CAN NEVER
CATCH MYSELF AT
ANYTIME WITHOUT
A PERCEPTION”
WHAT WE CALL THE SELF IS JUST A BUNDLE
OR COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT
PERCEPTIONS.
“I CAN NEVER
CATCH MYSELF AT
ANYTIME WITHOUT
A PERCEPTION”
