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Activity No. 1: The Philosophical Self Date: _______________

Name: ROGIE JOHN FEDERICK R. BRUZA Course, Year & Section: BSIT-1C
Instructor: ____________________________________
A. 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.

Philosophers View of Man/Self Your Point of View

Socrates The rational soul, which
is the person's reason or
intellect and which is
separable from the body,
is the concept of the "true
self" of a human being.
Plato The reason or intelligence
that makes up a person's
soul and is distinct from
their body is that person's
true self.
Augustine A soul cannot exist in this
world without a body
since it is thought of as a
union of body and self;
THE SELF HAS AN
IMMORTAL SOUL.
Man's ability to define
and regulate himself is a
key component. We all
understand that we were
made in God's likeness
and image because of our
inherent propensity for
goodness.
Descartes The self's characteristics
differ depending on
whether it is rightly
regarded as a mind or a
human being. For
instance, whereas the self
is compositely regarded
to be a human being, the

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self is simply considered

to be a mind.
Hume that to which all of our
various feelings and
thoughts are meant to
refer. Since self is
intended to exist in this
way, if any impression
gives rise to the concept
of self, it must remain
constant for the entirety
of our lives.
Kant For Kant, the self has a
third status rather than
being an appearance or a
thing in and of itself. Kant
makes an appearance in
space and time, which are
kinds of outward and
inner attentiveness,
respectively.
Ryle Self is a product of
behavior. We're all just a
collection of actions
brought on by the bodily
processes.
Merleau-Ponty a significant component
of the subjective self is the
physical body.
Empiricism and
rationalism are at odds
with this idea. According
to rationalism, the
foundation of knowledge
and the self is reason and
mental perception rather
than physical senses and
experience.

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B. Reflection paper: Write your philosophical understanding of yourself in any material

that would represent you (could it be color, texture, shape and size). This will wrapped
everything you have accomplished in your previews activities in this lesson.

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