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    This document discusses several philosophers' views on the concept of the self: 1) Socrates believed the soul exists before the body and we forget our knowledge upon entering the physical world. He used the Socratic method. 2) Plato distinguished between the ideal world of forms and the material world. He saw the soul as having three components. 3) Rene Descartes argued "I think, therefore I am" and defined two substances - res cogitans (thinking being) and res extensa (measurable thing). 4) John Locke believed the self is like a blank slate shaped by sensory experiences.

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    Philosophical Self

    Philosophers in relating to the concept of the


    Self 5. RENE DESCARTES (FATHER OF
    1) Socrates MODERN PHILOSOPHY)
    2) Plato ● "I think, therefore I am"
    3) St. Augustine MIND AND BODY- Doubt the existence of his
    4) St. Thomas Aquinas own physical body.
    5) Rene Descartes
    6) John Locke HE DEFINES THESE TWO SUBSTANCES AS
    7) David Hume THE:
    res cogitans – the thinking being.
    1. SOCRATES res extensa - the measurable thing.
    ● concerned about the problem of the
    self 6. JOHN LOCKE
    ● Dualistic - every man is composed of ● He senses experience to create the
    body and soul self
    ● "An examined life is worth living"
    ● There is a soul before the body, BLANK SLATE THEORY OR TABULA RASA
    existing in the realm of ideas. THEORY
    ● Once the soul comes into a material - The self is a blank sheet of paper and the
    world, he forgets everything experiences of the five senses serve as a
    ● Socratic Method pencil to construct the self.

    2. PLATO EMPIRICISTS
    ● founded the Academy; considered the - Knowledge originates from sense
    prototype of today's universities. experiences

    Dichotomy- between the ideal (World of Forms) 7. DAVID HUME


    and material world. ● Self-came from the collection or
    bundle of perceptions or
    Three components of the soul: apprehension.
    1) Rational Soul – the rational function of a ● Once the body contains the five
    person senses disintegrated the concept
    2) Spirited Soul – courageous part of a about the self will vanish so him there
    person who wants to do good and avoid is no stable self.
    bad
    3) Appetitive Soul –a part of a person who
    is inclined to pleasures.

    Plato also relates these different souls to the


    social classes:
    1) Rational soul – Leaders, Kings, and
    Philosophers
    2) Spirited soul – Soldiers
    3) Appetitive soul – peasant

    3. ST. AUGUSTINE
    ● The world of materials is not our final
    home but only a temporary one. The
    real world is the one where God is.

    4. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS


    a. Man -composed of matter and form.
    b. Matter (hyle) - common stuff that
    makes up everything.
    c. Form (morpe) - essence of the living.

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