Understanding the Self (Preliminary)

Question 1

According to him the body and mind are intertwined and cannot be separated from each other as all experiences are embodies.

Answer 1

MARICE MERLEAU-PONTY

Question 2

He is best known for his association with the Socratic method of question and answer and many people assume that he invented ‘know thyself’.

Answer 2

SOCRATES

Question 3

He believes that there is an isomorphic relation between the city in the soul in that they both have three parts which correspond to each other or are called tripartite.

Answer 3

PLATO

Question 4

The evocative phrase ghost in the machine was coined by this philosopher in his book entitled “The Concept of Mind”, which was published in 1949. This idea was used as a criticism from the concept of mind-body dualism theory and viewed it as a misleading way of understanding human consciousness and behavior.

Answer 4

GILBERT RYLE

Question 5

proposed that the mind is divided into three components: id, ego, and superego, and that the interactions and conflicts among the components create personality.

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SIGMUND Freud

Question 6

He is often referred to as the ‘father of modern philosophy’ due to his groundbreaking approach to philosophical enquiry and developed one philosophical famous dictum: Cogito, Ergo Sum or “I think, therefor I am”

Answer 6

RENE DESCARTES

Question 7

He believes that all the threads of his transcendental philosophy come together in this “highest point” which he calls the transcendental unity of apperception.

Answer 7

IMMANUEL KANT

Question 8

According to him, self is comparable to an empty space.

Answer 8

JOHN Locke

Question 9

According to him, our ideas regarding self are based on impressions that are temporary.

Answer 9

David Hume

Question 10

It is the scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present.

Answer 10

Anthropology

Question 11

Culture is derived from the Latin word “Cultura” or “Cultus” which means?

Answer 11

Care

Question 12

His notion of reality is dual; soul leaves the body, and the body may be thrown into oblivion.

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Plato

Question 13

He is on the same stand with Aristotle’s Hylomorphic Theory believing that man comprises matter (body) and form (soul) which are equally important and that the two must exist and dependent with each other.

Answer 13

Rene Descartes

Question 14

To solve the issue of the duality of the self, he fused the body and soul as residing in a person’s pineal gland. Although western thought stands to make the psyche collective, its nature is still dual.

Answer 14

Rene Descartes

Question 15

They want to attain perfection of the self through meditation and enlightenment; hence, the “dualism” matters are not an issue.

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Eastern thoughts

Question 16

the self in oriental thought is collective, while on the other hand, the self for the western people is.

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Individualistic

Question 17

The philosophy believes that religion is a way of life and to live a moral life, to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and to develop wisdom and understanding is its main teaching.

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Buddhism

Question 18

His philosophy of life stands with the idea that life is a living reality, a blessing, a natural priceless right and opportunity to be with others to work together for common good to attain happiness.

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Confucius

Question 19

In this philosophy, the principle of ren characterized the self-possessing compassion for others.

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Confucian

Question 20

are the major proponent of eliminative materialism, the belief which claims that everyday mental concepts such as beliefs, feelings, and desires are part of a “folk psychology” of theoretical constructs without coherent definition, destined to simply be obviated by a thoroughly scientific understanding of human nature.

Answer 20

Patricia Churchland and Paul Churchland

Question 21

believed that the self is not initially there at birth, and thus, calling his theory as theory of the social self.

Answer 21

George Herbert Mead

Question 22

are the 3 different activities.

Answer 22

Language, play, and games

Question 23

viewed that the self needs social interaction that plays an important role to an individual’s understanding of self; thus, behavior and a person’s self-esteem may be dictated by how they will predict how others perceive them.

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Charles Horton Cooley

Question 24

a child undergoes imitating the language used by people that are around them.

Answer 24

At the age of 0-2 years old

Question 25

was an American sociologist who coined the concept “Looking-Glass Self”?

Answer 25

Charles Horton Cooley

Question 26

occurs when people instill labels made by others unto themselves which may lead to poor self-concept?

Answer 26

Internalized Prejudice

Question 27

“I” means Self is referred to as subjects, and individual’s impulse.

Answer 27

According to George Herbert Mead’s

Question 28

Kapampangan’s are known for their great skills in cooking and food industry. You are a Kapampangan; therefore, you are perceived as a good cook. According to Cooley

Answer 28

Labeling bias

Question 29

Jeramie broke up with her longtime boyfriend. She feels hurt because she has learned (from society) that when cheated, one must feel hurt.

Answer 29

“I” concept