Name: CUEVAS, MICHELLE V.

Course and year: BEED 1 B

WORKSHEET NO. 2:
In your own words, state what “self” is for each of the following philosophers? After
doing so, explain how your concept of “self” is compatible with how they conceived
of the “self”.
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PHILOSOPHE BASIC NOTIONS/
UNDERSTANDIN THOUGHTS
RS INFORMATION THEORIES
G THE SELF
SOCRATES He was a Greek Believes in Dualism Self must be Self should
Philosopher based on be known
knowledge and and seen by
not on ignorance the
knowledge
that the
person does
and not by
his
ignorance

PLATO He was an Plato's theory is that Plato believes Plato

ancient Greek the Absolute reality that humans are believed
philosopher, is reason, is thought. made up of three well-being,
student of materials – the happiness,
Socrates body, the mind, high-virtue,
and the soul. and right
moral action
the epitome
of ethical
practice and
life. Concept
of the soul -
believed the
soul is
imprisoned
in the body,
attempting
to break
free into the
ideal Form.

ST. St. Augustine St. Augustine held St. Augustine's St.

AUGUSTINE was the bishop that all creation sense of self is his Augustine
OF HIPPO of Hippo (now partakes of truth in relation to God, believed
Annaba, Algeria) varying degrees, both in his one could
from 396 to 430 that man as the recognition of not achieve
highest part of God's love and his inner peace
creation, created in response to it— without
God's image and achieved through finding
thus sharing to self-presentation, God's love.
some degree the then self-
divine nature, is able realization.
to know truth
through the divine
light and the light of
his own mind.

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1. How can we apply each notion in Understanding yourself?

2. Whose philosopher do you think is right with their ideology?