ST.

AUGUSTINE
Theory and Concept about
The Self

Presented by:
Chozas, Hazel Ann
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● Introduction - Philosophy of the self

 INTRODUCTION
What is Philosophy of the Self?
study of the multiple According to Descartes,
01. characteristics of 03. Locke, Hume, and
identification that William James it is
distinguish one topic of presented in the 1st
experience from other person.
experiences is called self-
philosophy.

02. *cognition
*knowledge
04. third-person definition
seeks objectivity and
*decision operationalism
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What is
Philosophy?
*Love of Wisdom
*Mother of all Disciplines
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What is Self?
nature of the self is
inextricably linked
to one's views on
one's states
Did You Know?

Locke's self-perception is thought to be less

deflationary than Hume's. These
philosophers do agree, however, that one's
opinions about one's states are inexorably
related to the essence of the self. This
implies that the self is nothing more than a
continually changing collection of
experiences, according to Hume.
TO SUMMARIZE:
1. Its all about new concept of
individual identity:
the self.
2. According to St.
Augustine it has
two-step procedure: self-
presentation followed
by self-realization.
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