TSAP 2 Flashcards
English Philosopher and physician
john locke
“Tabula Rasa” means
blank state
The mind in its hypothetical blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions.
tabula rasa
self is what? john locke
self is consciousness
who said tabula rasa?
john locke
who said “self is consciousness”?
john locke
a thinking, intelligent being with the ability to reason and reflect.
person
perceives themself as the same entity across different times and places.
person
being aware of thinking, and it always accompanies thinking, making it essential to the process.
Consciousness
enables the belief that we remain the same identity through time and place.
Consciousness
Locke’s theory bottom line
The self is not tied to any body or substance, only existing through memory of past experiences.
Scottish philosopher and empiricist
David Hume
nothing is possible through sensory experience, knowledge is gained through experiencing
Empiricism
he argues there is no self.
David Hume
Basic sensations of experience (e.g., pain, pleasure, heat, cold, happiness, grief, fear, exhilaration).
Impressions