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Philein − Immaterial
− Wisdom Soul
Desire for truth by formulating never ending questions − The essence of the self
− Physical body that can grow 2) The Self as a Physical Body (Body)
The body is united with the soul so man may be entire ● CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
and complete
− Essence of the self
Human is created in the image and likeness of God
Thinking
Everything that created by god who is all good is good
Reasoning
Self is known only through knowing God
Reflecting
Self-knowledge
Self consciousness
− Known only through knowing God
− Have coherent personal identity or knowledge of
RENE DESCARTES (I think therefore I am - Cogito ergo um) the self as a person
EXISTENCE
Consciousness
“Father of Modern Philosophy”
− Makes identity of a person similar in different
Self-conscious; thinking about self; I am situations
− Exist Reason
Self is an organizing principle that makes a unified and All knowledge about self is based on the “phenomena”
intelligible experience possible of experience
Self constructs its own reality Mind and body are unified and not separated
SIGMUND FREUD (The Self is Multilayered) − Combination of the mental, physical, and emotional
structures of self
● 3 LAYERS OF SELF
“Phenomenology of Perception”
1) Conscious Self
2) Unconscious Self
3) Preconscious Self
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UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
RENE DESCARTES
JOHN LOCKE
DAVID HUME
There is no Self
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UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY