NAME : James Harley C.

Pisco COURSE AND YEAR : DT-MET-1H

APPLICATION

Explain the statements from the following philosophers. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. “I think therefore I am” -Rene Descartes.

“I think therefore I am” As I then desired to give my attention solely to the search after truth, I
thought … I ought to reject as absolutely false all opinions in regard to which I could suppose the
least ground for doubt, in order to ascertain whether after that there remained [anything at all] in
my belief that was wholly indubitable. Accordingly, seeing that our senses sometimes deceive us,
I was willing to suppose that there existed nothing really such as they presented to us …

2. “The unexamined life is not worth living” -Socrates.

Socrates believed that living a life where you live under the rules of others, in a continuous routine
without examining what you actually want out of it is not worth living. ... The theory that all lives that
are unexamined don't have a purpose and should not be lived is unreasonable and simply not true.

3. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master”-Plato.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember
you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

NAME : James Harley C. Pisco COURSE AND YEAR : DT-MET-1H

REFLECTION

Choose one philosopher whose concept of the self is closely related to your own notion or life
experience. Explain the reasons of your choice. The essay should not be less than 100 words. You will
be evaluated using this rubric:

Content 10 points
Coherence 10 points
Grammar and neatness 10 points

I choose Plato because Plato did nothing less than found the first institution of higher
learning in the Western World, establishing the Academy of Athens and cementing his
own status as the most important figure in the development of western philosophical
tradition. As the pupil of Socrates and the mentor to Aristotle, Plato is the connecting
figure in what might be termed the great triumvirate of Greek thought in both
philosophy and science. This orientation provided a newly concreted framework for
considering questions of ethics, politics, knowledge, and theology. Such is to say that it is
nearly impossible to sum up the impact of Plato’s ideas on science, ethics, mathematics,
or the evolution of thought itself other than to say it has been total, permeating, and
inexorable from the tradition of rigorous thinking itself.