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    1. Philosophers have proposed various conceptions of self, ranging from a dichotomy of physical and non-physical realms (Socrates) to the self as fundamentally intellectual and separate from the physical world (Plato). 2. Augustine viewed the self as one's relation to God through recognizing and responding to God's love. 3. Descartes believed the immaterial mind holds consciousness and defines one's identity, while Hume saw the self as that to which impressions and ideas are referred.

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    1. Philosophers have proposed various conceptions of self, ranging from a dichotomy of physical and non-physical realms (Socrates) to the self as fundamentally intellectual and separate from the physical world (Plato). 2. Augustine viewed the self as one's relation to God through recognizing and responding to God's love. 3. Descartes believed the immaterial mind holds consciousness and defines one's identity, while Hume saw the self as that to which impressions and ideas are referred.

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    1. Philosophers have proposed various conceptions of self, ranging from a dichotomy of physical and non-physical realms (Socrates) to the self as fundamentally intellectual and separate from the physical world (Plato). 2. Augustine viewed the self as one's relation to God through recognizing and responding to God's love. 3. Descartes believed the immaterial mind holds consciousness and defines one's identity, while Hume saw the self as that to which impressions and ideas are referred.

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    Philosopher One sentence definition of self

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    Socrates Self is dichotomous which means composed of two things: The
    physical
    realm or the one that is changeable, temporal, and imperfect. The
    best example of the physical realm is the physical world. The physical
    world is consisting of anything we sense – see, smell, feel, hear, and
    taste. It is always changing and deteriorating. The ideal realm is the
    one that is imperfect and unchanging, eternal, and immortal.
    Plato This human self fundamentally an intellectual entity whose “TRUE” or
    essential nature exists as separate from the physical worlds.
    St. Augustine's sense of self is his relation to God, both in his recognition
    Augustine of God's love and his response to it—achieved through self-
    presentation, then self-realization. Augustine believed one could not
    achieve inner peace without finding God's love.
    Descartes Descartes believed this rather ethereal mind holds the seat of
    consciousness. It’s our understanding, and our passion. In short all
    that we really are, or our identity, comes from the minds.
    Locke According Locke Self is that conscious thinking thing, which is
    sensible, or conscious of Pleasure and Pain, Capable of Happiness
    or Misery, and so is concerned for self as far as that consciousness
    extends
    Hume To Hume, the self is that to which our several impressions and ideas
    are supposed to have a reference. If any impression gives rise to the
    idea of self, that impression must continue invariably the same
    through the whole course of our lives, since self is supposed to exist
    after that manner.
    Kant The self, according to Kant, we all have an inner and an outer self
    which together form our consciousness. The inner self is comprised
    of our psychological state and our rational intellect. The outer self
    includes our sense and the physical world. When speaking of the
    inner self, there is apperception.
    Freud This transcendental self (or ego) is not to be found as an entity in
    consciousness it is the dynamic organizing principle that makes
    consciousness possible. One problem with this view of the self is that
    there is nothing personal about it.
    Ryle No more inner selves, immortal souls, states of consciousness, or
    unconscious entities: instead, the self is defined in terms of the
    behavior that is presented to the world, a view that is known in
    psychology as behaviorism.
    Churchland Rather than dualism, Churchland holds to materialism, the belief that
    nothing but matter exists. When discussing the mind, this means that
    the physical brain, and not the mind, exists. Adding to this, the
    physical brain is where we get our sense of self.
    Merleu- Maurice Merleau-Ponty believed the physical body to be an important
    Ponty part of what makes up the subjective self. ... This work asserts that
    self and perception are encompassed in a physical body. The
    physical body is part of self. The perceptions of the mind and the
    actions of the body are interconnected.

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