Understanding the Self

forerunner of western philosophy

Socrates

who believed that our body and soul are attached when we are alive?

Socrates

True self is our soul

Socrates

The unexamined life is not worth living

Socrates

Ignorance is the beginning of wisdom

Socrates

Self is an immortal soul in a mortal, perishable body

Plato

student of Socrates

Plato

he said that the soul is tripartite in nature

Plato

student of Plato

Aristotle

he said that the human body is composite of body and soul

Aristotle

mind over matter

Aristotle

he used the theory oof the GOLDEN MEAN

Aristotle

Happiness can be found in God alone

St. Augustine

he believes that human souk is restless and imperfect until it rests in God

St. Thomas Aquinas

Father of Modern Philosophy

Rene Descartes

“I think, therefore I am”

Rene Descartes

The rationality and activity of the mind are at the center of man’s being

Rene Descartes

Tabula Rasa

John Locke

“God created man and we are, in effect, God’s property”

John Locke

Freedom of individuals to author their own soul

John Locke

person has inner and outer self

Immanuel Kant

“Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a natural law”

Immanuel Kant

“Mind and body are so intertwined that we cannot even distinguish where the work of the mind ends and where the work of the body begins”

Maurice Merleau Ponty

The workings of the mind is not distinct from the actions of the body but are one and the same

Gilbert Ryle

understanding the self is the distinction among knowing HOW (technical ability) and knowing THAT (facts)

Gilbert Ryle

If a thing cannot be recognized by the senses, then it is not real.

Paul Churchland

It is the physical brain and not the mind that gives us our sense of self

Paul Churchland

Self is not there at birth because it is developed from social experiences and activities

George Herbert Mead

I is the natural identity

Me is the socialized or cultured self

George Herbert Mead

we learn to view ourselves as we think others view us

Looking-Glass Theory (Charles Cooley)

When learners are accepted and valued by others, they tend to feel high self-esteem

Charles Cooley

self is a totality of what an organism is physically, biologically, psychologically, socially and culturally

Naomi Quinn

self is the totality of all that a person can call his or hers

William James

Eastern

Collectivism is strong

Western

Individualism is strong

concrete and tangible part of yourself that can be directly seen and examined

Physical Self

has the potential to develop into the MALE reproductive ducts

Wolffian System

has the capacity to form into fallopian tubes, the uterus, and the upper portion of the vajayjay

Mullerian System

it develops into the head of penis or clitoris

Glans

become fused in the male and become enlarged as the labia minora in the female

Urethral folds

form the shaft of the penis in the male or the hood of clitoris in the female

Lateral Bodies

from the scrotum in the male or labia majora in the female

Labioscrotal swellings

Have XY genotype but develop a female appearance

prevents the development of Wolffian System

shallow vagina, with no uterus, fallopian tube, and ovaries

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)

heritable condition where there is increased level of androgens

females who have this have enlarged clitoris, fused labia and in some cases no vaginal opening

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia or Androgenital Syndrome

those who have this condition have ambiguous external genitals and are commonlly raised as girls

5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency

Biological and Physiological characteristics that define men and women

endowed by nature or at birth

Sex

attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that is given culture associates with a person’s biological sex

Gender

internal awareness of where the individua belongs in the feminine and masculine categories

Gender Identity

refers to the direction of one’s sexual and romantic interests

Sexual Orientation

means that men and women are naturally different — fixed and based on biological differences

MAMAWAW (Men are Men and Women are Women)

is a male and female who identifies with the sex that was assigned at birth

Cisgender (straight)

binary conceptualization of gender, male or female, does not accurately describe an individual’s gendered outlook or self-concept

Genderqueer

describes a variety of medical conditions wherein an individual’s reproductive anatomy do not fit the binary definitions of female and male (abnormalities in sexual development)

Intersex Female

female to male

transgender man

male to female

transgender woman

the manner by which people express themselves and behave (the way they dress, act, and express themselves)

Gender Expression

absence of physical or sexual attraction

they fall in love, but do not engage in physical sexual acts

Asexual

attracted to both females and males

Bisexual

attracted to same sex

Homosexual:

Gay man

Lesbian woman

Straight

attracted to individuals of the opposite sex

Heterosexual

attracted to all genders

Pansexual

umbrella term that is used to describe an individual’s self-concept of their sexuaal orientation identity

Queer

refers to our body as well as the tangible objects, places, things, that we describe aas “my’ or “mine”

Material Self

referred to as the REAL, TRUE, AUTHETIC YOU — without influence

The Spiritual Self

beliefs about the supernatural

adherence to belief system

participation in communal practice

community-oriented

Religiosity

helps individuals understand and function effectively in society

Political Self

how many languages are there in the Philippines

182

how many languages are extinct in the Philippines

4 languages

Religions in the Philippines

Catholic

Protestants

Muslims

creating and maintaining an online identity is a must

Digital Self

act of creating desired image to an external (others) and internal (self) audience

Self-Representation

collective ongoing records of us; traces of our self-representations

Digital Footprints