TOPIC 1: The Self from Various Philosophical Perspectives / Philosophical Self
Activity 1
Activity 2
Direction: Fill in the crossword puzzle with the answers to it. Match the number of the
sentence to the boxes placed across or down grid. If filled out correctly, the words will fit neatly
into the puzzle.
Activity 3
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose the word from the word
bank below
Memory Theory
Cogito
Dualism
Skepticism
Extenza
David Hume
Cogito Ergo Sum
Rene Descartes
John Locke
Empiricism
______________1. A belief where you question whether anything can be known with certainty
______________2. Father of Modern Philosophy
______________3. The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
______________4. “I think therefore I am”
______________5. the principle establishing the existence of a being from the fact of its
thinking or awareness.
______________6. The thing that thinks
______________7. Founder of the Memory Theory
______________8. This theory says, a personal identity is linked by memory.
______________9. For him, the Self is just a bundle of impression and ideas
______________10. Extension of the Mind
Activity 4
Instructions: Match the visual representation of theory (column A) to its theorist (Column B).
Yes, the options in Column B can be used twice. (1pt. Each)
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Column A
Self = Body + Soul
Self = Body + (Mind x Memory)
Self = Body + Soul heaven
Self = Body + Brain
Mind
Self = Body + Mind
Self = Impression x Ideas
Self = Body + Soul___________ Rational +
Appetitive + Spirited
Self = (Body + Brain)
Self = Cogito + Extenza
Self = Non-existent
Column B
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. St. Augustine
D. Descartes
E. Locke
F. Magellan
G. Hume
H. Churchland
I. Gage
J. Merleau-Ponty
Activity 5
Instructions: Read all the words carefully. Find a connection between each word and choose
among the choices are different. After writing your answer, write an explanation why your
choice is different from the others (2pts. Each)
A. apple B. Banana C. Carrot D. Durian
Answer: C
Explanation: Carrot is a Vegetable while the others are fruits
1. A. Plato
Answer:
Explanation:
2. A. Plato
Answer:
Explanation:
3. A. Plato
Answer:
Explanation:
4. A. Hume
B. Aristotle
C. St. Augustine
D. Merleau-Ponty
B. Locke
C. Descartes
D. Hume
B. Aristotle
C. Descartes
D. St. Augustine
B. Descartes
C. Merleau-Ponty
D. Churchland
Answer:
Explanation:
5. A. Plato
Answer:
Explanation:
B. Aristotle
C. St. Augustine
D. Descartes