Understanding The Self Lessons
Understanding The Self Lessons
Understanding The Self Lessons
senses/receives information
I. PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECT OF Expressions – perception
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Sensation – to receive senses
Perception – interpretation of
Philosophy – continuing search of truth senses
- love of wisdom 7. Ryle – “Behavior is the output of
Philo – love sensation and perception.”
Sophia – wisdom Behavior – product of a stimulus
(maybe a person, object or
Self – who you are as a person weather) and response
- existence of human being 8. Kant – “There is a mind that organizes
Existence – body/tangible the impressions. It is called the
- Soul/behavior apparatuses of mind.”
Apparatuses of Mind – frame of reference
Philosophers: - beliefs
1. Socrates – “Self is composed of body - habits
and soul.” - values
Body – imperfect - culture
Soul – perfect and the life-giving - morality
aspect of the body
9. Ponty – “Mind and body are intertwined.”
2. Plato – “Self is composed of body and Gestalt – the whole is more important than its
soul but has 3 parts.” part.
Ratio – the mind, responsible for
thinking II. SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECT OF UNDERSTANDING THE
Appetitive – desire, soul that SELF
dictates
- soul that preserves the body Sociology – scientific state of human behavior
Spirited – emotion, feeling, moral based in the influence of others
Socius – companion/associate
3. St. Augustine – “Man is bifurcated by Logos – study
nature which is the body that is bound to
die and soul that lives eternally.”
Bifurcated – has 2 branch; body and Branches:
soul.
Dualistic – 2 opposite parts of idea 1. Macrosociology – study of human society
or belief - Origin, structure, functions, and
directions
4. St. Thomas Aquinas – “Man is Origin
composed of matter and form.” a. Primitive Society – hunting and
Matter – stuffs/the body itself gathering
Form – the essence/the soul that b. Herding and Holticulture –
animates the body pasteural
c. Agricultural Society – planting
5. Rene Descartes – “Self is the and harvesting
combination of mind or cogito and d. Industrial Revolution/Society –
extension of the mind which is the body the use of machines to reduce
or extenza.” human labor
Mental Operations: e. Technological/Digital Society – in
- affirms, understands, refuses, doubt, terms of communications,
reasoning, perceive, problem solving information, and transportation.
Structure – hierarchy because of
6. Hume – “Self is a bundle of impressions socio-economic status
and expressions.” Functions – to provide basic needs
- labor/manpower
Direction – developing because of 3. Linguistic Anthropology – study of language
scientific breakthrough in terms of as a tool for communication
conditions
- to make people globally competitive Culture – provides established pattern of behavior
by K-12, participating in ASEAN summit – complex whole – complex because it is
and import liberalization composed of broad and variety of elements and
whole because it represents the union
2. Microsociology – behavior of people Cultura – care or cultivation
Factors Influencing Human Behavior
a. Family – respect, discipline ELEMENTS:
b. Spiritual Institution – different
practices 1. Knowledge – acquired information
- Body of information
Social Institutions: 2. Laws – acquired through knowledge and belief
- we can make laws that govern
- dynamic; based on influence of others individuals within a society
- self expressions 3. Arts – aesthetic, beauty
- peace and order, policies - Aesthetic ability of people by the
- to provide needs acquired knowledge and laws
- to gain knowledge 4. Moral – ability to detect which is right or wrong
5. Practices – folkways, norms
1. Family - Acquired through morals, arts, laws and
- first and oldest knowledge
- basic unit 6. Habits – repetitive actions
- foundation of society – acquisition of knowledge - Fixed tendencies, traits
- Functions: - Way of explaining self
a. Emotional Support – love, care and
affection Subculture – groups in within one culture
b. Financial Needs – in order to survive Culture Shock – conflict on your belief,
c. Socio-economic Status - confusion, anxiety, doubt caused by being in a
foreign place that is very different on what you
2. Education/Educational Institution used to do
- consciously controlled pattern because there Ethnocentrism – superiority of culture
are factors affecting learning: teachers/admin, - Judging other cultures based on your
materials/tools, subjects, assessments/evaluations culture
- active and effective social participation Xenocentrism – inferiority of culture
- training ground - Perspective from ideas or styles of other
- Functions: cultures
a. Liberating – free from poverty, ignorance, Culture Relativism – no one is best in culture
free from being dependent from other people - Respecting one another’s culture
b. Equalizing – fair to everyone
c. Socialization – enable students to interact Modes of Acquiring Culture
with other people 1. Imitation – observation
2. Formal Teaching – formal study of a
culture
III. ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASPECT OF UNDERSTANDING 3. Conditioning – mandatory to do
THE SELF
IV. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT OF UNDERSTANDING
Anthropology – study of human being THE SELF
Anthros – man, human being
Logos – study Psychology – study of mind
Psyche – soul/mind
Branches: Logos – study
1. Cultural Anthropology – norms Soul – without the soul the body is considered to be dead
2. Social Anthropology – interaction of people - Life-giving aspect of the body
Mind – it is the regulator or the central factor
Scientific – process, experiment and theories B. Psychotic – severe (masochist, maniac)
Human Behavior – depended upon reaction
Intelligence – an attempt to measure or evaluate actual
Background: and potential abilities
FIVE PILLARS
Salat – prayer that is done five times a day
Shahadah – statement of faith
Zakat – monetary offering; 2.5% of Muslim’s
assets
Hajj – yearly pilgrimage to Mecca
Sawm – fasting
5. Judaism
- believes in God of Abraham
- believes in the coming of Messiah
Rosh Hashanah – New Year
Yom Kippur – the day of atonement
Pesach – pass over
Shavuot – Pentecost
Sukkot – tabernacles