Understanding

The Self
We can be whatever we
want to be.
Our tendencies our
completely
controllable.
 We are what we are
right now because we
want to be like this.
There are still many
things that we
haven’t discovered
about ourselves.
Our parents or family
members can only
influence us while we
are in the growing up
years.
 Lesson 2:
The Self from Various
Philosophical
Perspectives
Lesson
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students
should be able to:

1. Explain why it is essential to understand the

self;
2. Describe and discuss the different notions
of the self from the points-of-view of the
various philosophers across time and place.
3. Compare and contrast how the self has
been represented in different philosophical
schools; and
4. Examine one’s self against the different
views of self that were discussed in class.