Understanding the Self

Philosophical Perspective

Philosophy is all about finding answers to serious questions about ourselves and about the world we live in.

• Philosophy ask a lot of question.
• Justify our opinions
• Explain to people why they are wrong and you are right
• Teaches you to think

Phytagoras - The first term to use “Philosophy”.

Philo came from the greek word for “Love”

Sophia came from the greek word for “Wisdom”

Origin of Philosophy and Logic

• search for the truth

• look for something

• search for meaning

• ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
    QUESTION OF ULTIMATE REALITY; CHURCH’S AUTHORITY IN EUROPEAN CULTURE; ACCEPTING ANYTHING AS AUTHORITY OR AS KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT QUESTIONING IT.

  MODERN PHILOSOPHY’S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IN THE MODERN PERIOD IS TO REDEFINE ITSELF AS A FOUNDATIONAL DISCIPLINE THAT CLARIFIES THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE.

  ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS

• SOCRATES
• PLATO
• ARISTOTLE

SOCRATES

CLASSICAL GREEK PHILOSOPHER

A TEACHER

• ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
• ONE OF THE FIRST MORAL PHILOSOPHERS OF THE WESTERN ETHICAL TRADITION OF THOUGHT.
• FIRST PHILOSOPHER WHO EVER ENGAGED IN A SYSTEMATIC QUESTIONING ABOUT THE SELF.
• EVERY MAN IS COMPOSED OF BODY AND SOUL MAN = BODY + SOUL INDIVIDUAL = IMPERFECT PERMANENT (BODY) + PERFECT PERMANENT (SOUL)
• THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL STRIVES FOR WISDOM AND PERFECTION. “AN UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING”

PLATO

• PHILOSOPHER IN CLASSICAL GREECE
• FOUNDER OF THE ACADEMY IN ATHENS, THE FIRST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
• SOCRATES STUDENT
• SUPPORTED THE IDEA THAT MAN IS NATURE OF BODY AND SOUL
• THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE SOUL ; THE RATIONAL SOUL, SPIRITED SOUL, APPETITIVE SOUL.

ARISTOTLE

• ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHER
• FATHER OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
• THE SOUL CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE MAN = BODY + SOUL
• OUR MIND CONTROL US.
• 3 KINDS OF SOUL : VEGETATIVE SOUL - PLANTS SENSITIVE SOUL - ANIMAL RATIONAL SOUL - HUMAN BEINGS / RATIONAL SOUL