Calo, Jamaella Sofia A.

Philosopher Concept about Self My Concept about Self

Socrates I agree on this because letting ourselves think that we
We don’t know anything so that one will pursue
don’t know anything will make us feel the urge to
in searching for knowledge.
research about things.
Knowledge is a higher form of awareness I don’t agree on this because for me you will become
Plato
because it is gained form reason more aware from experiences
I don’t agree on this because I know for sure that there
Man will be buried in land and soul will be living
St. Augustine is a place called heaven but there is also a place called
with God in a realm of spiritual bliss
hell. Not all people can go to heaven
Self is composed of matter and form. Matter
refers to the body and form refers to the soul. I agree on this because I also believe that we have a
St. Thomas Aquinas
The soul is immortal and it is what brings the soul and it is the reason why we can control our body.
body to life.
Mind is like a machine that can be studied. I agree on this because it’s true that sometimes we
Rene Descartes Human have automatic reaction in response to really automatically react on things in responding to
external events certain events.
Self is a combination of all I agree on this because experiences really build self-
David Hume
impression/experiences up.
Mind or self organizes the impressions that men
I agree on this because mind is really what collects or
Immanuel Kant get from the external world. Without self, one
experiences. It is the store keeper of everything
can’t organize it in relation to own existence.
Self is not an entity one can locate and analyze I agree on this, we are all also build up with our
Gilbert Ryle
but refers to all behaviors the people make behaviors
Mind and body are intertwined and cannot be
Maurice Merleau- separated with each other I agree on this. Mind can’t do the things it wants to do
Ponty The living body, thoughts, emotions and without the body.
experiences are all one.
Humans have mind like blank sheet at birth that I agree on this because humans really grow through
John Locke
gathers experiences as they grow experiences
The self as a brain. The physical brain allows us I agree on this. It is our brain that controls on what we
Paul Churchland
to say we are so unique. think
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