MEYNARD KAYNESS C. ABADILLA BSBA-HRM 1 PHILOSOPHICAL BRIEF INFORMATION PERSPECETIVE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF THE SELF AGREE OR DISAGREE PHILOSOPHERS SELF Socrates Plato Greek Philosopher The teacher of Plato Was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety and was sentenced to death. Choosing not to flee, he spent his final days in the company of his friends before drinking the executioner’s cup of poisonous hemlock. Greek Philosopher The teacher of Aristotle Came from an aristocratic and distinguished family Founder of Academy Wrote the “The Republic” “Know thyself” “An unexamined life is not worth living” I agree to Socrates concept of the self, because it is important to understand ourselves before we understand others. Once you know yourself, it will be easier to know others too. You see what others are doing and it reminds you of what you have been through. And You can relate to them. Also, true that when you examine yourself it leads for you to gain self-knowledge. I agree to Plato’s concept of the self, because I believe in her three concepts of soul/self that the reason is the wise thinker in “The self is synonymous with decision making, the physical the soul” appetite is our biological needs and the spirit is the different emotions. “The self is an immortal soul” I agree to Plato’s believes that the reason is the responsible to sort things out the conflict of three concepts. Because for me reason is the highest form rational thinking. Aristotle Augustine Greek Philosopher Prolific writer and a polymath He was a student of Plato who in turn studied under Socrates. He was more empirically minded than Plato or Socrates and is famous for rejecting Plato's theory of forms. African Philosopher Tagaste, Numidia November 13, 354 - August 28, 430 His parents were of the respectable class of Roman society Famous works are “Confessions” and “The City of God” “The soul is the essence of the self” “The self has an immortal soul” “The body is united with soul” Like Plato I agree also to the concept of the self of Aristotle, because I formerly believe that everything with life in this world has a soul. Weather your poor or rich, ugly or pretty as long as your living you have an immortal soul. I agree to St. Augustine concept of the self because it is important that our body will have a relationship to the soul. Without the use of soul, the body will not take the action. And the body must below the level of the soul. Rene Descartes John Locke David Hume French Philosopher La Haye, Touraine, France March 31, 1596 - February 11, 1650 French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher. His parents were of the respectable class of Roman society English Philosopher Wrington, England August 29, 1632- October 28, 1704 English philosopher who focused on British Empiricism, theology, educational theory, and in liberal government Scottish Philosopher Edinburgh, Scotland August 29, 1632- October 28, 1704 Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. “I think, therefore, I am” (cogito ergo sum) I agree to Rene Descartes concept of self because, the act of being conscious there’s a proof that there is a self. If you are a person with a thinking entity, has an ability to understand, analyze questions and reason you have an essence of human life. “The self is consciousness” I definitely agree to concept of the self of John Locke, because every human has tabula rasa that is blank state since birth. And through our experience specifically the use of our senses, it molds and shape our self. Also, the awareness and memory of our past experiences of every each of us is the key to understand the self. “There is no self” Like Jock Locke I agree also to the concept of the self of David Hume, because he didn’t believe that there is no self, only the experience of people like John Locke. It is just a bundle or collection of different perceptions Immanuel Kant Sigmund Freud Gilbert Ryle German Philosopher Russia April 22, 1724- February 12, 1804 German philosopher whose comprehensive and systematic work in epistemology (the theory of knowledge), ethics, and aesthetics greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy, especially the various schools of Kantianism and idealism. Austrian Psychoanalyst Czech, Republic May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939 Father of Psychoanalysis Author of “The Interpretation of Dreams” Psychosexual Theory British Philosopher Brighton, United Kingdom August 19, 1900 – October 6, 1976 Author of Philosophical Arguments (1945), A Rational Animal (1962), Plato’s Progress (1966), and The Thinking of Thoughts (1968) “We construct the self’ “The self transcends experience” I also agree to Immanuel Kant’s concept of self, because he also believes that throughout the construct of our experience, we understand our self. “The self is multi – layered” I agree to Sigmund Freud because, it is important that we layered ourselves to understand who we are. “I act, therefore, I am.” I disagree to the concept of the self of Gilbert Ryle, because the body and our mind for me is united, if you will use your mind independently without the working of your boy the way of explanation of your action will not compliment to your mind. “The self is the way people behave” Paul Churchland Maurice MerleauPonty Canadian Philosopher Vancouver, Canada October 21, 1942 Known for his studies in neuro philosophy Had his Ph.D. from University of Pittsburg Professor Emeritus at the University of California France March 14, 1908 – May 3, 1961 Known for his studies in neuro philosophy His works were commonly associated with the philosophical movement called existentialism and its intention to begin with an analysis of the concrete experiences, perceptions, and difficulties, of human existence. “The self is the brain.” “The self is an embodied subjectivity.” I disagree also to the concept of Paul Churchland to the self, because he believes the self is the physical brain not the imaginary mind. For me not only the brain is main use of self but the whole immortal self. If you have a brain but no body, mind or soul its not working as a self, it should be united to form the self. I agree to Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s concept of the self, because it is important to have a combination of the mental, physical, and emotional structures around a core identity of the self.
