UNDERSTANDING THE SELF - Evaluation arguments

- Types of arguments (deductive and

Topic 1: 3 values of the self
inductive)
1. Reflective Self
Becoming a Critical thinkers
2. Positive Self
3. Agentic Proactive Self - Quality
o Open minded
o Curious
Reflective Self o Self aware
o Analytical
- The ability to introspect on one own o Creative
thought, feelings and actions o Knowledgeable
- The critical thinking models

Positive Self
- Ability to engage in positive outlook Branches of Phillosopjy
in life and responsible relationships, 1. Metaphysics
and having healthy perceptions of 2. Epistemology
self and, of others. 3. Value ethics
a. Aesthetic
b. Ethics
Agentic Proactive Self
Wonder
- ability to take action and be
responsible of its consequences, - Plato
and to contribute to others and to the o All philosophy as tuts origins
society. in wonder
A dynamic Process

Philosophy, definition - Epictetus

o The beginning of philosophy
- philos; love is … the conflict between
- sofia: wisdom opinions
o lover of wisdom
o wisdom is the ability to apply Wisdom
the knowledge that we have. - Cicero
o Inquiry about human and the o Philosophy is simply the love
universe of wisdom
- Pursuit of wisdom
- Begins with wonder’ Truth
- A dynamic process
- Aristotle
- Ultimate aims
o Philosophy is the science
that considers the truth

Philosophy, Understanding arguments

- Structure of arguments
Pre-Socratic Era o They interchange soul and
mind
2 Major school of thoughts
o Mind is only the expression
1. Thales of Miletus of the soul
2. Democritus
- Religious
o Soul is the spiritual nature of
Thales of Miletus huma kind
o Soul is the divine essence,
- He believed that all things are the God given essence
animated and living
- Suggesting that there is LIFE,
- Life: represents the core
components or the essence of things
- Observed from the river where the
current of the river moves the rock
- Concluded that things have the
power to move given the right way to
make it happen
- Manifested through observation of
the environment
- Gave birth to the Vitalistic View/
Essence of life view
o The idea that living things
possess life
o When there is Life – there is
a soul
o The soul is separate and
distinct from the physical
constituents

Democritus
- Mechanistic View or Position
o Believes the existence of an
atom
o Mind is only the function of
the body
o Atom is the reason for
movement of matter
o Atom, called as prime mover

Other ideas
- mind and soul