Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Eastern Thoughts
About The Self
EMMANUEL R. SANTOS, LPT, MBA
TEACHER
Nota bene: This Instructional material (IM) is not
entirely written by the course specialist but is just a
compilation of reading materials only for purposes of
research and study of the course UNDERSTANDING
THE SELF. The attached materials are credited to the
author of said articles as properly acknowledged in
the parenthetical citation, relevant links in the slides
and reference page. This material is not for sale.
Students are not allowed to reproduce or duplicate
the same. For strict confidentiality and compliance.
At the end of the lesson, you will be
able to:
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Western Thought
https://family.lovetoknow.com/chinese-family-values
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78haKZhEqcg
http://cavemengo.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-is-class.html
Taoism
https://gohighbrow.com/philosophy-of-taoism/
Taoism
http://ginkgoacupuncture.blogspot.com/2018/05/wu-
wei-action-less-action.html
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville/events/taoism-
yin-and-yan-wu-wei-and-the-founding-philo-6
In a nutshell…
WESTERN EASTERN
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-eastern-and-western-culture/
https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/articles-reports/2015/12/25/what-
world-most-wants-west-love-east-health (Will Dahlgreen, 2015)
High Context vs Low Context Culture
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-we-move-beyond-high-low-context-cultural-tanya-finnie/ https://historyplex.com/difference-between-high-context-low-context-cultures
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-we-move-beyond-high-low-context-cultural-tanya-finnie/
PETA 4
1. Alata EJP, Caslib BN, Serafica JPJ & Pawilen, RA. Understanding the Self. Manila: Rex Publishing.
2. Cruz, B.L. (2018). Understanding the Self, First Edition. Paranaque: JTCA Publishing.
3. Dahlgreen, W. (2015). What the world most wants: in the West, love; in the East, health. Retrieved on 05 August 2020
from:
https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/articles-reports/2015/12/25/what-world-most-wants-west-love-east-
health
4. Fung, A. (2014). The Influence of Confucianism on Identity Formation of a Multi-skill Migrant: An Autoetnography. The
Qualitative Report, 19(50),1-19. Retrieved from:
http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol19/iss50/l
5. Hasa (2016). Difference Between Eastern and Western Culture. Retrieved on 05 August 2020 from:
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-eastern-and-western-culture/
6. Ho, D. (1995) Selfhood and Identity in Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism: Contrasts With the West,
Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, 25 (2). Retrieved from on 05 December 2017:
https://doi.org/10.111/j.1468-5914.1995.tb00269.x
7. Walter, D. (2013). In search of the Self-Esteem versus Western Perspectives. Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate
Research, I (I). Retrieved on 08 December 2017 from:
https://digitalcommons.Kennesaw.edu/ojur/voll/issl/l
Reference List:
8. Yao, X. (1996) Self-construction and identity: The Confucian self in relation to some Western Perceptions. Asian
Philosopy, 6 (3): 179-195: Retrieved on 16 July 2018 from DOI:10.1080/09552369608575442 :
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233128303_Self-
construction_and_identity_The_Confucian_self_in_relation_to_some_western_perceptions
9. Finnie, T. (25 Sep 2019), "The Culture Map": Moving Beyond High Context/Low Context. Retrieved on 05 September
2022 from:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-we-move-beyond-high-low-context-cultural-tanya-finnie/