C h a p te r 1 L e s s o n 1 :

The Philosophical
Pe r s p e c t ive
The Philosophical
Pe r s p e c t ive o f
the Self
O ve r v i e w
O b j e c t ive s

P re - d i s c u s s i o n
A c t iv i t y

L e a r n i n g Co n te n t

Po s t - d i s c u s s i o n
A c t iv i t y
Objectives
Explain why it is essential to
understand the self;

Describe and discuss the different notions

of the self from the points of view of
various philosophers across time and place;

Compare and contrast how the self

has been represented in different
philosophical schools; and

E x a m i n e o n e ’s s e l f a g a i n s t t h e
different views of self that were
discussed in class.
 Pre-Discussion
Answer the following questions about your “self” as fully and precise as you can.

1. How would you characterize your “self"?

2. What makes you stand out from the rest? What makes your

“self”?

3. How has your “self” transformed itself?

4. How is your “self” connected to your body?

5. How is your “self” related to other selves?

6. What will happen to your “self” after you die?

 Socrates
An unexamined
life is not worth
living
 Plato

The soul is
synonymous
with the self
 St. Augustine
Take care of your
body as if you were
going to live forever;
and take care of your
soul as if you were
going to die
tomorrow
Rene Descartes

I think,
therefore
I am
 David Hume

There is no self.
 Immanuel Kant
All our knowledge
begins with the senses,
proceeds then to the
understanding, and
ends with reason. There
is nothing higher than
reason.
 Gilbert Ryle

I act,
therefore I
am
 Maurice
Merleau-Ponty
The mind and the
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body are so
intertwined that they
cannot be separated
from one another
Ke y Po i n t s
Socrates Dualism

Three parts of the Soul

Plato
(Tripartite Soul)

St. Augustine Goodness

Rene Descartes Cogito and Extenza

Bundle of perceptions,
David Hume
impression and idea

Immanuel Kant Mind and Reason

Gilbert Ryle Behavior

Maurice Merleau- Mind and body

Ponty intertwined
End of Discussion