Activity – Understanding the Self

Identify the philosopher who proposed the particular view of self-represented in the first column. Then, examine your personal view
about the nature of self and indicate whether you believe or nor in the philosophical view of self. If you believe in that stated philosophy, recall
an important experience you have had that relates to it. If you do not believe it, explain your disbelief. How do you think your experience or
disbelief affects your self-hood

Philosophical Views of Self Philosopher Believe it or not (Write Relate Life experiences The reason why I Effect on my Selfhood
B if you believe; N if you do not Believe
do not believe)

An unexamined life is not
worth living
The self is an immortal Soul
The Soul is the essence of
the self
Socrates B When I had a self-reflection of That to become fully human
the experience I had in the means to use our highly
past developed faculty of thought
to raise our existence above
that of mere beasts.
Plato B When I realized that the death That I should always make the
of my loved ones isn’t the end most out of everything
because when we die, we
might not get a chance to do
those things again
Aristotle B That my body and my soul are That my body also reflects my
just one not two separate soul
elements

The Self has an immortal St. Agustine B When I had some thoughts if a My soul is infinite
Soul soul will never fade

I think therefore I am Rene B His existence was confirmed That quote has changed my
Descartes on the sole basis of him being mindset
able to think for himself
 The self is Consciousness John Locke B When I see every situation in With that quote it helped me
multiple perspectives see every perspective in every
situation I am in

There is no self David Hume B I just believe that I believe that there is self
there is self

We construct the Self Immanuel B I experienced identity of the That understanding one’s self
Kant self over time take a long time

The self is the way people Gilbert Ryle B I observe someone waving and We behave in ways a person
Behave smiling at me and I say to behaves as well
myself: “When I wave and
smile, that means I'm happy to
see someone
The Self is the Brain Paul B The particular aspects of the the brain and self is one as we
Churchland self that define “you” are construct ourself with our
present in your brain alone brain
The self is embodied Maurice B I’ll think of a subject as asserts that self and
subjectively Merleau- something that has being. A perception are encompassed
Ponty subject is a real thing that can in a physical body
take real action