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    The document discusses philosophical perspectives on the self from several philosophers. It introduces philosophy as the study of acquiring knowledge through rational thinking and inquiries about human nature and existence. It then summarizes the perspectives of several philosophers including: Socrates' view that knowing oneself leads to happiness; Plato's idea that humans have rational, spirited and appetitive souls; Descartes' "I think therefore I am" view establishing mind and body; Hume's empiricism holding there is no permanent self; Kant's view that consciousness provides the basis for understanding the self; Churchland's perspective that the brain defines the self; and Locke's "blank slate" view that experiences shape who a person becomes.

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    The document discusses philosophical perspectives on the self from several philosophers. It introduces philosophy as the study of acquiring knowledge through rational thinking and inquiries about human nature and existence. It then summarizes the perspectives of several philosophers including: Socrates' view that knowing oneself leads to happiness; Plato's idea that humans have rational, spirited and appetitive souls; Descartes' "I think therefore I am" view establishing mind and body; Hume's empiricism holding there is no permanent self; Kant's view that consciousness provides the basis for understanding the self; Churchland's perspective that the brain defines the self; and Locke's "blank slate" view that experiences shape who a person becomes.

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    The document discusses philosophical perspectives on the self from several philosophers. It introduces philosophy as the study of acquiring knowledge through rational thinking and inquiries about human nature and existence. It then summarizes the perspectives of several philosophers including: Socrates' view that knowing oneself leads to happiness; Plato's idea that humans have rational, spirited and appetitive souls; Descartes' "I think therefore I am" view establishing mind and body; Hume's empiricism holding there is no permanent self; Kant's view that consciousness provides the basis for understanding the self; Churchland's perspective that the brain defines the self; and Locke's "blank slate" view that experiences shape who a person becomes.

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    UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

    LESSON 1: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SELF Prepared by: Julianna Cecilio


    MS. KRISTINE LY. MERETE April 25, 2023

    PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SELF rejected the doubtfulness of the academy


    • Philosophy
    • Socrates he believes that our notion of ourselves and our
    • Plato idea of existence comes from a higher form in
    • St. Agustine which bodily senses may not perceive or
    • Rene Descartes understand
    • David Hume
    • Immanuel Kant RENE DESCARTES
    • Paul Churchland
    • John Locke French Philosopher
    Father of modern philosophy
    PHILOSOPHY Cogito Ergo Sum
    • “ I think therefore I am”
    Greek words
    - “Philos” and “Sophia” = Love for wisdom A person is compromised of mind and body
    The study of acquiring knowledge through
    rational thinking and inquiries that involves in He implies that being in a constant doubt
    answering questions regarding the nature and regarding one’s existence is proof that a person
    existence of man and the world we live in. actually exist.

    SOCRATES DAVID HUME

    First martyr of education, knowledge and Scottish philosopher


    philosophy
    Empiricism
    His philosophy underlies in the importance of the • believes in concrete evidences and observable
    notion “knowing oneself” experiences that mold a person
    - Knowing oneself = happiness
    There is no permanent “self”
    He posited that possession of knowledge is a
    virtue and that ignorance is depravity IMMANUEL KANT

    PLATO German Philosopher

    Student of Socrates Transcendental apperception


    Father of the academy •essence of our consciousness that provides basis
    Wrote “The Republic” for understanding and establishing the notion of
    “self” by synthesizing one’s accumulation of
    According to him, a person who is a follower of experiences, intuition and imagination
    truth and wisdom will not be tempted by vices
    and will always be just PAUL CHURCHLAND

    Three (3) parts of souls: appetitive soul, spirited Canadian Philosopher


    soul, and rational soul
    The brain as the self
    ST. AGUSTINE • He believes that the “self” is defined by the
    movements of our brains
    Follows the idea that God encompasses us all

    UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 1


    PREPARED BY: JULIANNA CECILIO
    April 25, 2023
    UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
    LESSON 1: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SELF Prepared by: Julianna Cecilio
    MS. KRISTINE LY. MERETE April 25, 2023

    Neurophilosophy
    • To fully understand one’s behavior one should
    understand the different neurological movement
    of the brain that pertains to different movement,
    feelings, actions and reaction and hoe such brain
    movements affect the body.

    JOHN LOCKE

    English philosopher and physician

    “tabula rasa”
    • blank slate

    Experiences and perceptions of a person is


    important in the establishment of who that
    person can become.

    UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 2


    PREPARED BY: JULIANNA CECILIO
    April 25, 2023

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