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TOPIC: THE SELF FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES

OBJECTIVES:
1. Explain why it is essential to understand the Self;
2. Describe and discuss the different notions of the Self from the points-of-view of
various philosophers across time and place;
3. Examine one’s self against the different views of Self presented in the powerpoint
presentation.

Introduction:

Understanding oneself is among the most interesting and challenging tasks that an
individual should be able to achieve in a lifetime.

Understanding the self goes beyond knowing one’s identity or being aware of who and what you
are. It warrants unearthing several information about yourself from various perspectives ----
time: your past, present, and future self;
dimensional: your physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual self; and
functional : your political, material or economic and digital self

KEY CONCEPTS:
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge,
values, reason, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied
or resolved.

Philosophy is embedded in everything. We all have philosophies which form the basis for our
motivations and what we do with our days. Everyone has their own philosophy of life; every
institution has a philosophy.

The history of philosophy is replete with men and women who inquired into the fundamental nature
of the self. The Greeks, the earliest thinkers, attempted to understand reality and respond to
perennial questions of curiosity, including the question of the self.

Activity # 1 : Viewing of the Powerpoint Presentation on the Self From Various Philosophical
Perspectives

Activity # 2 : In your own words, state what “self” is for each of the following philosophers.
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THE PHILOSOPHERS’ VIEW OF THE SELF

Socrates

Plato

St. Augustine

René Descartes

John Locke

David Hume

Immanuel Kant

Sigmund Freud

Paul Churchland

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Post Test: After doing Activity#3, in one page paper explain how your concept of “self” is
compatible with how they conceived of the self.
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References : a. Ofalia et al : Understanding the Self ( Outcome-Based Module ) 2019,

C & E Publiching, Inc.
b. Brawner et al : Understanding the Self 2018, C & E Publishing Inc.
c. Alata et al. : Understanding the Self 2018, Rex Bookstor3
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