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Defines self in the Philosophical paradigm
Philosophy
“An unexamined life is not worth living”
Socrates
Defined the 3-Part soul/self
Plato
The 3-Part soul/self (Psyche)
Reason, Physical appetite & spirit/passion
Mentioned that the mind (self) is a tabula rasa (a blank tablet)
Aristotle
The apathy or indifference to pleasure.
It’s a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and more wise
stoicism
They believe that pleasure is the only good in life, and pain is the only evil, and our life’s goal should be to maximize pleasure and minimize pain
Hedonism
Moderate pleasure. Being content with the simple things in life ensures that you will never be disappointed
Epicureanism
Philosophers in Ancient Philosophy (1000 BC to 500 AD)
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
The post Aristotelians
Stoicism
Hedonism
Epicureanism
Medieval Philosophy (500 BC to 1350 AD)
Theo-centric
St. Augustine
St. Tomas Aquinas
From the scientific investigation on nature and search for happiness to the question of life and salvation in another realm, in a better world
Theo-centric
Integrates platonic ideas with the tenets of Christianity . Self strives to achieve union with God through faith and reason
St. Augustine
Self-knowledge is dependent on our experience of the world around us.
“The things that we love tells us what we are”
St. Tomas Aquinas
Philosophers in Modern Philosophy (14th century to early 20th century)
Rene descartes
David Hume
Gilbert Ryle
John Locke
Immanuel Kant
Paul & Patricia Churchland
Self is independent, distinct from the body
Rene Descartes
There is no “self” only bundle of constantly changing perceptions passing through the theater of our minds
David Hume
“self” is how people behave
Gilbert Ryle
Personal identity is made possible by self-consciousness
John Locke
The self is a unifying subject, and organizing consciousness that makes intelligible experience possible
Immanuel Kant
The self is the brain. Mental states will be superseded by brain states.
Paul & Patricia Churchland
Contemporary Philosophy (late 19th century)
Edmund Husserl
Maurice Merleau-ponty
Embodied subjectivity
Phenomenological approach
We experience our self as a unity which in the mental and physical are seamlessly woven together
Edmund Husserl
Said that the self is embodied subjectivity
Maurice Merleau-ponty