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Philosophical Perspective of the Self Flashcards

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Love

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Philia

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Wisdom

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Sophia

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Strong desire for a particular object

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Love

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Correct application of knowledge

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Wisdom

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Love of Wisdom

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Philosophy

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5 Philosophers

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  1. Socrates
  2. Plato
  3. René Descartes
  4. David Hume
  5. Immanuel Kant
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“Know Thyself”

“An unexamined life is not worth living.”

“One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”

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Socrates

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  • Every man is dualistic.

- Composed of ____________.

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Body and soul

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Imperfect and impermanent

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Body

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Perfect and permanent

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Soul

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Socrates’ two dichotomous realms

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  1. Physical realm

2. Ideal realm

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  • Changeable, transient, and imperfect

- The body belongs to this realm

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Physical realm

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  • Unchanging, eternal, and immortal

- The soul belongs to this realm.

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Ideal realm

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The first thinker to focus on the full power of reason on the human self.

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Socrates

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Reason on the human self

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Who we are
Who we should be
Who we will become

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Strives for wisdom and perfection

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Soul

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The soul’s tool to achieve an exalted state of life.

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Reason

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It keeps us from attaining wisdom.

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Our preoccupation with -bodily needs- such as food, drink, sex, pleasure, material possessions, and wealth.

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“A person can have a meaningful and happy life only if…

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he becomes “virtuous” and “knows the value of himself” that can be achieved through “constant soul-searching”.”

20
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“The Soul is Immortal”

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PLATO

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A student of Socrates.

Philosophy of the Self can be explained as process of self-knowledge and purification of the soul.

Mind and soul given in perfection with God.

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Plato

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3 parts of the soul

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  1. Rational soul
  2. Spirited soul
  3. Appetitive soul
23
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Reason and intellect.

Divine essence that enables us to think deeply, make wise choices, and achieve a true understanding of eternal truth.

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RATIONAL SOUL

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Emotion and passion.

Basic emotions such as LOVE, ANGER, AMBITION, EMPATHY, AGGRESSIVENESS. (LA3E)

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SPIRITED SOUL

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Basic needs.

Includes our basic biological needs such as HUNGER, THIRST, and SEXUAL DESIRE.

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APPETITIVE SOUL

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Plato believes that genuine happiness can only be achieved by people who constantly make sure that their ____ is in control of their ____.

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Reason; Spirits and Appetites

27
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“I think therefore, I am”

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RENE’ DESCARTES

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“The act of thinking about self – of being self-conscious – is in itself proof that there is self.”

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Rene Descartes, “I think therefore I am.”

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Descartes’ two (2) distinct entities

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  1. Cogito

2. Extenza

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The thing that thinks.

MIND

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Cogito

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The extension.

BODY

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Extenza

32
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“I think therefore, I am”

- Rene’ Descartes

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COGITO ERGO SUM

33
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“There is NO Self”

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DAVID HUME

34
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Self is simply ___, which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidly and are ____.

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a bundle or collection of different perceptions

in a perpetual flux and movement

35
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The idea of ____ is a result of ___.

“There is NO SELF”

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personal identity; imagination

36
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“We construct the Self”

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IMMANUEL KANT

37
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“We construct the Self”

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IMMANUEL KANT

38
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Self is not just what gives one his personality but also ______.

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the set of knowledge acquisition for all human persons

39
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The ___ constructs its own reality creating a world that is familiar and predictable.

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self

40
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“Through our ___, the self transcends ___.”

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rationality

sense experience

41
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“Strive not to be of success, but rather to be of value.” - Albert Einstein

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