LESSON 1 PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SELF

What is the title of of the LESSON 1?

Philosopical Perspective on the Self.

Socrates

Who said, “An EXAMINED LIFE is NOT WORTH LIVING”

Introspection

The PROCESS of EXAMINING or REFLECTING on your OWN THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, and EXPERIENCES.

What does “the never-ending questions of why?” relate to?

INTROSPECTION. It involves QUESTIONING and EXAMINING ONESELF

Acccording to PLATO, what is the RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN the SOUL an the SELF?

The SOUL is SYNONYMOUS with the SELF.

What is the process where a person becomes VIRTUOUS or comes to know his VALUES?

Self-examination / introspection

According to PLATO, what is the THREE PARTS of the SOUL?

Appetitive, Spirited, and Rational.

What is the APPETITIVE PARTS of the SOUL?

It is associated with DESIRES and NEEDS.

What is the SPIRITED PART of the SOUL?

It is associated with EMOTIONS and FEELINGS.

What is the RATIONAL PART of the SOUL?

It is associated with REASON and INTELLECT.

Which part of the soul is associated with reason and intellect?

Rational

Which part of the soul is associated with emotions and feelings?

Spirited

Which part of the soul is associated with desires and needs?

Appetitive

Your best friend invites you to Boracay, but you have a whole-day class tomorrow. What should you consider?

Consider your responsibilities, priorities, and the possible consequences of choosing between class and the trip.

Your family invites you to Boracay, but you have a quiz that day. What should you consider?

Consider your family, academic responsibilities, priorities, and possible consequences before making a decision.

What is the quotation presented from St. Augustine?

"Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow."

According to John Locke, where can the self be found?

The SELF cannot be found in the soul nor the BODY, but in ONE’s CONCIOUSNESS.

DAVID HUME

THERE IS NO SELF

David Hume: Why does he say there is no permanent “self”?

David Hume says there is no permanent self because we only experience changing thoughts, feelings, memories, and sensations. We never experience a fixed self itself. Therefore, the self is just a bundle of perceptions.

What are impressions according to the lesson?

Impressions are the basic objects of our experience or sensation. They form the core of our thoughts and are vivid because they come from direct experience.

What are ideas according to the lesson?

Ideas are copies of impressions. They are less lively and vivid because they are not direct experiences.

When you touch an ice cube and feel its coldness, what is that sensation called?

Impression.

Imagining what it feels like to fall in love for the first time, without experiencing it, is what?

Idea

According to Immanuel Kant, what is the foundation of the self?

It is reason, not mere experience.

What is the famous statement "I think, therefore I am"?

"Cogito, ergo sum." It expresses the idea that thinking is evidence of one's existence.

What does "I act, therefore I am" mean in the lesson?

It connects one's existence or identity with action.

Gilbert Ryle

“I act, therefore I am”

Rene Descartes

“I think therefore I am”