UTS Flashcards
Believed that the self exists in two parts: the physical, tangible, and mortal aspects that are constantly changing. Second part is the soul, which is immortal
Socrates
“Ignorance is the beginning of wisdom “
“Know thyself”
Socrates
Believed that self is an immortal soul in a mortal perishable body.
Plato
Based on him, the soul has a tripartite nature: reason, spirit, appetite
Plato
Based on him, self consists of body and soul, mind and matter, sense and intellect, passion and reason
Aristotle
Based on Aristotle, self consists of
body and soul, mind and matter, sense and intellect, passion and reason
Supreme in a human person and so should govern all of life’s activities
Reason
He does not neglect the development of a human person’s physical, economic, and social powers.
Aristotle
It means moderation; avoid the extremes
Golden mean
Perfection and happiness come from wisdom and virtue
Aristotle
Self is made up of a body and a soul, “a soul is possession of a bidy”
St. Augustine
His concept of self is in the context of his relation to God. Every human person is created from the image and likeness of God.
St. Augustine
The self is made up of a body and soul; “a soul in possession of body” which “does not constitute two persons by one man
St. Augustine
Taught that man’s longing for happiness on earth comes with the full development of man’s powers, but pointed to a higher form of human perfection beyond this life because of the immortality of the human soul, found i God alone
St. Thomas Aquinas
With his ties to dualism he believed that the mind is the seat of consciousness the body is unreliable has should not be trusted
Rene Descartes