yoko na

2016)  -St. Thomas Aquinas

(Ariola,

The self is by nature a finite embodied

spirit in search of the Infinite, in social

solidarity with its fellow human beings, on

a historical journey through this material

cosmos towards it’s final trans-wordly goal

– a loving union with the Gods as the

infinite fullness of all goodness (______ 2016)  - __ ______ ______

Ariola, 2016, Aristotle

The self is an embodied spirit – one in

which it is expressed fully, shining for

all the world to see. It is the right and

responsibility of the self to give the

Spirit its fullest expression in this body.

The opportunity to become embodied and

whole begins at birth and continues

throughout life

Edman and Kameoka:

The Filipino Concept of Self

In a study of _____ ____ ______ comparing educated and less educated women

individualistic

educated women

collectivistic

ess educated women

competitive

socio-economic status:

> middle class women =

collectivistic

 lower classs women =

Hinduism

- The self is just part of a larger whole, the Brahman (universe),which encompasses everything

Hinduism

- to realize that one's true self (Atman) is identical with the transcendent self Brahman

Atman

Sanskrit word that means inner "self or soul"

Buddhism

does not believe that every being has Atman (self or soul)

Buddhism

seeks enlightenment

dukkha

existence is suffering

trishna

suffering has a cause, namely craving and attachment

nirvana

there is a cessation of suffering, which is

MARCEL MAUSS

2 Faces of Self

Μoi 

person's sense of who he is, his body, and his basic identity, his biological givenness

Personne

- composed of the social concepts of what it means to be who he is

Nurture

is generally taken as the influence of external factors after conception

Nurture

 life experiences and learning on an individual

Nature

is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors

George Mead and Lev Vygotsky

the way that human persons develop is with the use of language acquisition and interaction with others

George Mead and Lev Vygotsky

the way that we process information is normally a form of an internal dialogue in our head

ME

 is learned in interaction with others and the environment

ME

knowledge about the environment but also about who the person is: his sense of self

I

is the response to the attitude of others

I

constructs a response on the basis of what they have learned

FUSIONS

of the "I" and the "Me"

FUSIONS

peculiar sense of exaltation

 kind of family

resources available

 kind of development

 imitating

behaving

Self in Families

Gender

"_____ is one of those loci of the self that is subject to alteration, change and development."

Gender

partly determines how we see ourselves in the world.

Nancy Chodorow

"because mothers take the role of taking care of children, there is tendency for girls to imitate the same behavior."

Nancy Chodorow

"Men are taught early on how to behave like a man."

Nancy Chodorow

Gender has to be personally discovered and asserted and not dictated by culture and the society.