Understanding The Self

Question 1

the highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others

Answer 1

SOCRATES

Question 2

To him, in order to understand his long-standing mission, “Know Yourself,” man must look in the mirror.

Answer 2

SOCRATES

Question 3

to save our souls for the
afterlife, we must be fully aware of who we are and the virtues that come with it.

Answer 3

SOCRATES

Question 4

He also believed that a person’s personhood is made up of the body and the soul.

Answer 4

SOCRATES

Question 5

For him, the soul is
immortal. As a result, he insisted that death is not the end of life. It is, rather, the separation of the soul from the
body

Answer 5

SOCRATES

Question 6

supported the idea that a person has two parts: a body and a soul

Answer 6

PLATO

Question 7

discussed that the soul is
separate from the body and is eternal. According to him, the soul lives in the body, and when the body dies, the
soul moves to another body.

Answer 7

PLATO

Question 8

_______ built on this idea when he said that the body is the prison of the soul.

Answer 8

PLATO

Question 9

the human soul or psyche is made up of three parts:

Answer 9

appetitive, spirited, and rational.

Question 10

we will most likely
choose based on our desires________ to meet our needs in ways that are easier and more pleasant
for all of us

Answer 10

appetitive soul

Question 11

We are also likely to choose based on our mood or emotions _______ which need to be
always kept in check, so they don’t get in the way and cause us trouble.

Answer 11

spirited soul

Question 12

we choose based on logic and
intellect _______ picking the healthy one for us.

Answer 12

rational soul

Question 13

believed that the soul is immortal. However, he believed that a person is
made up of both the soul and the body.

Answer 13

AUGUSTINE

Question 14

He does not believe that the soul moves from one body to another.
Instead, one person is made up of one body and one soul.

Answer 14

AUGUSTINE

Question 15

the body is that imperfect part of a person that is
doomed to die on earth and constantly desires to be in touch with the spiritual realm of the Divine God.

Answer 15

AUGUSTINE

Question 16

his theory of self-knowledge that all our experiences with the world around us
determine what we know about ourselves.

Answer 16

AQUINAS

Question 17

The only person who can answer
the question “Who am I?” is the person who is asking it.

Answer 17

AQUINAS

Question 18

the “Father of Modern Philosophy” and is one of the most famous dualist
thinkers of all time.

Answer 18

DESCARTES

Question 19

The concept of dualism holds that reality or existence is divided into two
parts:

Answer 19

the mind and the body.

Question 20

The _____ is a part of the unseen creation,

Answer 20

mind

Question 21

the ____ is just a part of the mind.

Answer 21

body

Question 22

When you open a person’s
head, you can use your senses to learn about the brain, but you can never learn about the mind.

Answer 22

DESCARTES

Question 23

believed in the view that our identity is inextricably related to our consciousness, which he
defined as a man’s awareness of the activities that take place within his own mind

Answer 23

LOCKE

Question 24

Our memories are unaffected by physical
changes such as age, height, hair loss, blindness, or facial rejuvenation.

Answer 24

LOCKE

Question 25

believed that there is no such thing as a true self

Answer 25

HUME

Question 26

which holds that all knowledge stems from what people can perceive

Answer 26

empiricism

Question 27

he believes that we can only know what we know based on our physical experiences, such as what we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.

Answer 27

HUME

Question 28

who believed that human consciousness consists of an inner and an outer self

Answer 28

KANT

Question 29

The ________ is comprised of our psychological state and our rational intellect.

Answer 29

inner self

Question 30

The ______ includes our sense and the physical world

Answer 30

outer self

Question 31

In the midst of a fierce discussion on self-knowledge and perception between empiricism and rationalism

Answer 31

KANT

Question 32

While many philosophers supported the statement "I think, therefore I am," Gilbert Ryle essentially stated, "I act, therefore I am!"

Answer 32

RYLE

Question 33

Our behaviors and deeds are what give us a feeling of self, according to______, who dismantles the dichotomy between the mind and the body.

Answer 33

Ryle

Question 34

When discussing the mind, many Western philosophers adhered to dualism, which holds that the mind and body are distinct.

Answer 34

CHURCHLAND

Question 35

the body was a key part of the subjective self

Answer 35

MERLEAU-PONTY

Question 36

Perception, attitudes, and values all contribute to the formation of an individual's self-identity

Answer 36

SELF-IDENTITY VS. SOCIAL IDENTITY

Question 37

Perceptions are how people perceive the world around them. The attitude refers to how an individual thinks or feels about something, which is determined by how he or she identifies himself or herself.

Answer 37

SELF-IDENTITY VS. SOCIAL IDENTITY

Question 38

The sense of self is defined as a collection of beliefs that an individual hold about himself. These beliefs are based upon an individual’s social interactions with others

Answer 38

SENSE OF SELF AND SOCIALIZATION

Question 39

in his Social Self Theory that a sense of self is formed through social interactions such as watching and talking to other people

Answer 39

George Mead

Question 40

the self does not exist at birth. It is instead something that is acquired over time through social activities and experiences.

Answer 40

George Mead

Question 41

the "me" is the socialized part of a person. It is comprised of learned behaviors, attitudes, and societal expectations.

Answer 41

George Mead

Question 42

built on the work of Mead with his theory called the Looking-Glass Self

Answer 42

Charles Cooley

Question 43

Regarding the way individuals construct themselves, one can speak to the fact that Eastern culture and Western culture are very different from one another.

Answer 43

I VS. WE

Question 44

He explained how people develop a sense of self. Having three elements, the first element is how we imagine we appear to others. The second element is the judgment we imagine that other people may be making about us, and the third element is our self-image based upon the evaluations of others.

Answer 44

Charles Cooley

Question 45

The term ________ argues that a person develops his or her characteristics biologically

Answer 45

nature

Question 46

in _________ a person develops his or her characteristics through the influence of external factors such as the environment and the society

Answer 46

nurture

Question 47

Ethnic identity is an important part of a person's sense of self because it makes them feel like they belong to the cultural values, kinship, and beliefs of a certain group

Answer 47

ETHNICITY AND CULTURE