The Self from Philosophical Perspectives

Question 1

What are the 2 dichotomous realms of Socrates?

Answer 1

Physical and Ideal realms

Question 2

This method is all about self-examining and discussing about the self as this is a duty to achieve what is the greatest good to a life.

Answer 2

Socratic Method

Question 3

It employs the inquisitive mind to discover the ultimate causes, reasons, and principles of everything. It goes beyond scientific investigation by exploring all areas of knowledge such as religion, psychology, politics, physics and even medicine.

Answer 3

Philosophy

Question 4

“An unexamined life is not worth living.”

Answer 4

Socrates

Question 5

This realm is changeable, transient, and imperfect and the body belongs to this realm.

Answer 5

Physical Realm

Question 6

Philia means __________
Sophia means___________

Answer 6

love, wisdom

Question 7

The ideal self, the perfect self

Answer 7

Plato

Question 8

He said that “Man was all-knowing before he came to be born into this world.”

Answer 8

Plato

Question 9

The intellectual essence of the
universe, concepts such as truth, goodness and beauty belong to the _________ realm, so as the soul.

Answer 9

Ideal realm

Question 10

What is the key to virtuous life?

Answer 10

constant self-examination/ introspection

Question 11

Philia + Sophia = __________

Answer 11

Philosophy

Question 12

This is the part that loves truth, which should rule over the other parts of the soul through the use of reason

Answer 12

Rational Part

Question 13

“Know Yourself”

Answer 13

Socrates

Question 14

THEORY OF FORMS (PLATO)

It is permanent and real

Answer 14

World of Forms (Non-physical ideas)

Question 15

Plato conceives of the soul as having (at least) three parts, what are these?

Answer 15

Rational, Spirited, Appetitive

Question 16

This part loves honor and victory

Answer 16

Spirited part

Question 17

This part desires food, drink and sex

Answer 17

Appetitive part

Question 18

This can only be achieved by people who consistently make sure that their Reason is in control of their Spirits and Appetites.

Answer 18

Genuine Happiness

Question 19

What theory says that love is the force that paves the way for all beings to ascent to higher stages of self-realization and perfection?

Answer 19

Plato’s Theory of Love and Becoming

Question 20

Love begins in the experience that
there is something _________.

Answer 20

lacking

Question 21

TRUE OR FALSE

All thoughts and efforts are
directed towards the pursuit of that
which is lacking. The deeper the
thought, the stronger the love.

Answer 21

TRUE !!!!!!!!

Question 22

THEORY OF FORMS

temporary and only a replica of the ideal world.

Answer 22

World of Sense (Reality)

Question 23

Love is way of knowing and realizing the truth. It is a process of seeking ___________. The greater the love, the more intellectual
component it will contain.

Answer 23

higher stages of being

Question 24

TRUE OR FALSE

The lesser the love, the more intellectual
component it will contain.

Answer 24

false, greater

Question 25

It is one of the three-part soul idea of Plato that thinks deeply, make wise choices, and achieve a true understanding of eternal truths

Answer 25

Reason

Question 26

It is one of the three-part soul idea of Plato that is about basic biological needs such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire

Answer 26

Physical Appetite

Question 27

It is one of the three-part soul idea of Plato that includes basic emotions such as love, anger, ambition, aggressiveness, and empathy.

Answer 27

Spirit/ Passion

Question 28

Who said that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Answer 28

Aristotle

Question 29

He said that “the soul is the essence of the self.”

Answer 29

Aristotle

Question 30

→ He Believes that the soul is merely a set of defining features and does not consider the body and soul as separate entities.

Answer 30

Aristotle

Question 31

For him, anything with life has a soul

Answer 31

Aristotle

Question 32

What are the 3 kinds of soul according to Aristotle?

Answer 32

Vegetative Soul Sentient Soul Rational Soul

Question 33

physical body that can grow

Answer 33

vegetative soul

Question 34

sensual desires, feelings, and emotions

Answer 34

sentient soul

Question 35

intellect that allows man to know and understand things

Answer 35

rational soul

Question 36

Who said that “the self has an immortal soul”

Answer 36

St. Augustine of Hippo

Question 37

Who said that "the measure of love is to love without measure"

Answer 37

St. Augustine of Hippo

Question 38

What are the 2 REALMS OF THOUGHTS of St. Augustine

Answer 38

- God as the source of all reality and truth. - The sinfulness of man

Question 39

Why does self-knowledge matter?

Answer 39

It offers us a route to greater happiness and fulfillment.

Question 40

"I think therefore I am"

Answer 40

Rene Descartes

Question 41

The soul and the body can function without one the other

Answer 41

Rene Descartes

Question 42

The __________ about the self is a proof that there is a self

Answer 42

act of thinking

Question 43

What is the meaning of Cogito Ergo Sum

Answer 43

It means "I think therefore I am"

Question 44

TRUE OR FALSE if you are able to doubt, question, or think about anything, then you must exist.

Answer 44

TRUE

Question 45

TRUE OR FALSE The essence of human self is a thinking entity that doubts, understands, analyzes, questions, and reasons.

Answer 45

TRUE

Question 46

What are the 2 dimensions according to Rene Descartes?

Answer 46

The Self as Thinking Entity The Self as a Physical Body

Question 47

nonmaterial, immortal, conscious being, independent of the physical laws of the universe. (thinks, reasons, doubts, and engages in intellectual activities)

Answer 47

The Self as Thinking Entity

Question 48

TRUE OR FALSE Bodily processes are mechanical. The body is like a machine that is controlled by the will and aided by the mind.

Answer 48

TRUEBELZ

Question 49

He said that “the self is consciousness” Personal Identity

Answer 49

John Locke

Question 50

This term means that at birth, the mind is a blank slate without innate ideas and it is an experience that provides us with knowledge provided by sensory [hearing, smell, taste, see, feel] experiences and reflections)

Answer 50

Tabula Rasa

Question 51

He said that Knowledge results from ideas produced by objects that were experienced.

Answer 51

John Locke

Question 52

TWO (2) FORMS ON PROCESSING KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO JOHN LOCKE

Answer 52

Sensation Reflection

Question 53

Objects are experienced through the senses

Answer 53

Sensation

Question 54

the mind looks at the objects that were experienced to discover the relationships that may exists between them.

Answer 54

reflection

Question 55

Who said that "there's is no self" and the self is the bundle theory of the mind

Answer 55

David Hume

Question 56

The mind receives materials from the senses and calls it perceptions.

Answer 56

David Hume

Question 57

Two types of Perceptions according to David Hume

Answer 57

Impression and Ideas

Question 58

"the self is the brain"

Answer 58

Patricia and Paul Churchland

Question 59

He combined the idea of rationalism and Empiricism

Answer 59

Immanuel Kant

Question 60

Who said that “the self is the way people behave”

Answer 60

Gilbert Ryle

Question 61

"I act therefore I am"

Answer 61

Gilbert Ryle

Question 62

What are the two types of knowledge according to Gilbert Ryle

Answer 62

Knowing that Knowing how

Question 63

If there is no brain, there is no self.

Answer 63

Churchland

Question 64

“the self is embodied subjectivity”

Answer 64

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Question 65

The mind and the body are unified, not separate

Answer 65

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Question 66

She argues that all knowledge about the self is based on the ‘phenomena’ of experience. a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen

Answer 66

Ponty