UTS (PHILO - W3) "Self-According to Philosophical Perspectives" Flashcards
PHILOSOPHY
LOVE OF WISDOM
It is an activity people undertake
when they seek to understand
fundamental truths about
themselves, the world in which
they live, and their relationships to
the world and to each other.
PHILOSOPHY
He was the first philosopher who ever
engaged in a systematic questioning about
the self.
SOCRATES
SOCRATES SAID
The true task of a philosopher is to know
oneself.
He thought that this is the worst that can
happen to anyone:
TO LIVE BUT DIE INSIDE
EVERY MAN IS
DUALISTIC
DUALISTIC is
COMPOSED OF BODY AND SOUL
signifies the imperfect
and impermanent aspect of man
BODY
SOUL SIGNIFIES
OTHERWISE
said that there are three components of the
soul:
PLATO
3 COMPONENTS OF THE SOUL
RATIONAL SOUL
SPIRITED SOUL
APPETITIVE SOUL
RATIONAL SOUL
forged by reason and
intellect. It has to govern the affairs of the
human person.
SPIRITED SOUL
the one in charge of
emotions and should be kept at bay.
APPETITIVE SOUL
in charge of base desires
like eating, sleeping, drinking, and having sex.
It must be controlled as well.
When this ideal state is attained,
then the human
person’s soul becomes just and virtuous.
His view of the human person reflects
the entire spirit of the medieval world
when it comes to man.
ST. AUGUSTINE