UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

TOPIC OUTLINE
PRELIM:
Week 1: Basic Concept of “Self”

Day 1 - The Need of Understanding the Self

Day 2 - Meaning and nature of self

Week 2: Basic Concept of “Self”

Day 3 - Why Self is Important
Day 4 - The Constitution of the Self
Week 3: The Filipino Concept of the Self
The Eastern Concept of the Self
The western Concept of the Self

MIDTERM:

Week 4: Philosophical Perspective of the Self

Socrates
Plato

Week 5: Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas

Week 6: Sociological Perspective of the Self

Margaret Mead
Karl Marx
Max Weber

Week 7: Psychological Perspective of the Self

Sigmund Freud
William James

FINALS:

Week 8: Physical Self

The Impact of Culture and Body Image

The Concept of Fat and Thin Bodies
The Concept of Beautiful Bodies
Week 9: Sexual Self
Biological aspect
Psychological aspect
Sociological aspect
Week 10: Spiritual Self
Self as a Spirit
Rituals and Ceremonies

Week 11: Becoming a Good Filipino Citizen

Learning to be a Better Person
Becoming an Outstanding Student