PHILOSOPHE BODY SOUL SELF PHILOSOPHIC GOAL

RS/ AL IDEA

THINKERS
Socrates The physical Our souls According Socrates Socrates' practical
world includes belong to to him, thought that goal was to
our bodies. It is the ideal one's philosophy investigate
mortal, nothing realm. He genuine self should lead to people's ethical
more than a also claimed is not to be practical views to help them
substance that that death identified results that live better lives.
causes death, and isn't the end with what benefit the His ultimate goal
it is condemned of the they own, entire society. was to discover
to perish. It is world. their social He attempted the truth, which he
given life by the When a rank, their to develop an believed he could
soul and then human or a reputation, ethical do through logic
becomes a carrier creature or even framework that and information.
of the soul. died the their bodies. was based on In addition, He
soul He human reason believed that
continued emphasized rather than virtue leads to a
its existence the religious good and fulfilling
and transfer importance doctrine. life.
to another of a According to
body. person's Socrates,
Because belief in his human choice
scientific or her ideals is motivated
truth may and not by a desire for
be grasped surrenderin happiness.
by the soul, g to the
and because wagon
the truth is impact of
eternal, that society. We
is why it are what we
holds truth. think of
ourselves,
and we
must act
following
that
 perception.

Plato The true Plato His thought Plato He only has one
substances, he claimed that on the self considered goal in life which
concluded, are the soul differs from reality to be is to help people
not physical exists and is Aristotle's in divided into to reach a
bodies. It is smart that he - two parts: the statement of
ephemeral, but enough to believes the ideal and the fulfillment. His
everlasting forms think even soul can be phenomena. thoughts are still
whose imperfect after death. separated The physical relevant,
duplicates are He thought from the reality that we controversial, and
bodies Because that the soul body. The experience is fascinating today.
the soul cannot is always rational soul considered a Plato saw
live without the reborn in is the true phenomenon. philosophy as a
body, it perishes new bodies self of a The ideal is the means for
with it when the when human idealized changing the
body dies. bodies die. being. version of world.
He called Humans' reality. It's a
the body is true selves distorted
a prison of are their reflection of
the soul. reason or the perfect,
The soul intelligence, ideal model
was infinite which is that exists
and it exists separate beyond space
before the from their and time.
physical body and
body. He makes up
claimed that their soul.
when a
person's
physical
body dies,
the soul
moves on to
a new body.
St. Augustine The body has a The soul is Augustine's St. Augustine Augustine had a
physical divided into idea of self was a fourth- single and
 death. According three parts is century passionate
to St. Augustine, include Fath characterize philosopher educational
the soul is a er, Son, and d by his who pioneered purpose. He
"rider" on the Holy Spirit. relationship the fusion of connected
body, He claimed with God. It Christian happiness with
highlighting the that the soul has teaching and education. Happin
dichotomy is immortal contained Neoplatonism ess, he believed,
between the because it is both his in his consisted of the
physical and the capable of perception philosophy. He soul's reunification
ethereal, and the knowing the of God's tries to with God after the
soul is the "true" truth. The love and his reconcile his body had
person. The fact soul is response to free will perished.
that body and immortal it and beliefs,
spirit are separate because it is achieved including his
it is impossible capable of through belief that
for the soul to absorbing self- people are
have existed scientific presentation morally
without the body. truth and and responsible for
The human body because the ultimately their actions,
can discover and truth is self- with his belief
interact with immortal. realization. that people's
physical senses at Without lives are
an early age. God's love, predetermined
it is . In addition,
impossible the reason is a
to acquire uniquely
inner peace. human
cognitive
ability that
comprehends
deductive facts
and logical
necessity.

Renee’ Substance The soul is Descartes' His first His overall goal
Descartes dualism, often to be view of the idea senses are was to assist
known as ontologicall self is based clear and vivid, humans in
Cartesian y separate on the the mind mastering and
dualism, asserts but concept of cannot help possessing nature.
that there are two interacting mind-body but think them In The World,
types of entities. dualism. A to be genuine; Dioptrics,
foundations: Descartes' human thus, they Meteorology, and
mental and writings on being must be true, Geometry, he
physical. René death consists of otherwise, God imparted insight
Descartes is most demonstrat two parts would be a into the trunk of
known for e that his which are a deception. the tree of
defending it. view of the physical Aside from knowledge. As
According to this soul body and a that Descartes well as should put
belief, the mental included nonphysical advocated for any belief on hold
can exist outside both the mind. In a the thesis of that is even the
of the body, and mind and nutshell, our intrinsic slightest bit
the physical the minds are knowledge, dubious.
cannot think. immaterial what claiming that
principle of defines us all humans
immortality. as humans. were born
According knowing
to him, the something
pineal gland because of
is a principal God's higher
seat of the might. There
soul and are at least
place in three innate
which all notions are
our recognized
thoughts including the
are formed. concept of
God, the
concept of
(finite) mind,
and the
concept of
(indefinite)
body.
John Locke Personal identity, He believes Personal His He outlines his
he believes, is a that identity (the philosophical philosophical
psychological consciousne self) thinking was project's three
issue. Personal ss may be "depends similar to that objectives: First,
identity was transferred on of the modern we need to figure
based on from one consciousne scientific out where our
consciousness rat soul to ss, not on pioneers. The thoughts come
her than the another and material" or doctrine of from. Second,
substance of the that the soul, monarchs' determine what it
soul or the body. consciousne according to divine right means to have
All bodies are ss is linked Locke. We was rejected these thoughts
either individual to personal are the by John Locke. and what an idea
atoms or identity. same He claimed is in its most basic
corpuscles, which While the person in that all form. Finally, we'll
are physically soul the sense individuals look at trust and
indivisible and changes, that we are have natural belief concerns to
have only the consciousne aware of rights to life, see how we
traits of size, ss can be our past liberty, and should move
shape, position, transferred and future property and logically when our
motion, or rest from one ideas and that rulers who information is
and number as substance activities in fail to defend limited.
their only to another. the same those rights
characteristics. The change way that we might be
does not are aware of overthrown by
affect our current the people,
consciousne thoughts using force if
ss, and and actions. necessary.
hence If awareness
personal is this "idea"
identity is that "goes
intact. along with
the
substance
that creates
the same
person,"
then
personal
 identity is
based solely
on the act
of
consciousne
ss.

Journal #1: What is your own philosophy in life? Explain it in at least  5 sentences. (Follow the
same rubric above).

“You should enjoy your life while you have it” People are connected to a greater sense of purpose
and worth as a result of their experiences in life. Apart from making things easier for people,
society, and human civilization as a whole, it is also beneficial to our personal and spiritual
development. Our life is just borrowed from God and He alone has the right to take it away from
us and we will never know when would it be. Some people ended their life because they can’t
find the true purpose of it however there are some that are not having trouble finding it. By
enjoying life it helps us to find the true purpose and true meaning of our life. Struggles and
difficulties are part of our life and we can’t run from them. The more we encounter challenges
the more we become stronger not only physical but mental and emotional.