Prelim Reviewer Flashcards
- refers to person’s experience as a single,
unitary, autonomous being
Self
- people did not possess the
rich interior lives that people experience today
Medieval period
- people conceive of an inner self
whose thought and feelings might differ from
the way he/ she acted
16th century
view themselves as independent beings
North Americans and Western Europeans
tend to ascribe to a
more interdependent view of self
Far East (e.g., Japan)
- Self is the same as soul
Socrates
Reality has two realms
- Physical Realm (changeable,
temporary and imperfect)
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Ideal Realm (Unchanging, eternal and
perfect)
- ## The Self Is An Immortal SoulSoul and the self are synonyms
Plato
The three parts of soul according to Plato
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Physical Appetite soul (hunger;
biological needs)
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Spirit or Passion soul (emotions)
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Rational soul (Reason and Intellect)
- The Soul Is The Essence Of The
Self
Aristotle
Three Kinds of Soul according to Aristotle
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Vegetative Soul (Physical Body)
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Sentient Soul (Desires and feelings
and emotions)
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Rational Soul (Intellect)
- I Am Doubting Therefore I Am
- He believes that the body is united with the
soul.
St. Augustine
is created in the image and
likeness of God
Humankind
is a consequence of
knowledge of God
Self-knowledge
- I Think Therefore I Am
Rene Descartes
- Father of Modern of Philosophy
Rene Descartes
- The Self Is Consciousness
- English philosopher
John Locke
is necessary to have a
coherent personal (self) identity or knowledge
of the self as a person
Self-consciousness
- There is No Self
- Scottish Philosopher
- An individual’s personal identity is a result of
imagination
David Hume
- We Construct the self
- German Philosopher
- Self is actively organizing and synthesizing
all thoughts and perceptions - The self is the product of our experiences in
life
Immanuel Kant