M1: PHILOSPHICAL VIEWS OF THE SELF Flashcards
“know thyself”
socrates
he preferred to engage his students in endless discussion
socrates
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline
philosophy
the 2 lenses of the philosophy of the self
empiricism and rationalism
derives explanations of the self from sensory and bodily responses. we know things because we have experienced it through our bodily senses
empiricism
there is innate knowledge; they differ in that they choose different objects of innate knowledge
rationalism
explains the self from the standpoint of what is “ideal” and the “truth”, not rooted in what is felt by the senses nor our body
rationalism
it is said that he had never written down any of his ideas but instead untiringly discussed concepts and principles with his students
socrates
he believed that the real self is not the physical body, but rather the psyche (soul)
socrates
according to him, the appearance of the body is inferior to its functions
socrates
“an unexamined life is not worth living”
socrates
according to him, the body is imperfect and impermanent, and the soul, called the real self, is perfect and permanent
socrates
he follows the dualistic approach of the self
socrates
according to socrates, the real self is not the physical body, but rather the ______________
psyche (soul)
socrates further posited that the _____________ of the body is inferior to its ______________
appearance, functions
according to socrates, the ________ is imperfect and impermanent, unlike the _______, which he calls the real self, is perfect and permanent
body, soul
belief that the mind and the body are 2 separate entities
dualism / dualistic approach
socrates’ prized student who thoroughly expounded on socrates’ idea of the self
plato
his conceptualization of the self was profoundly introduced in his dialogue, phaedrus
plato
the main idea of his dialogue is about truth-seeking, and that the truth can be distinguished in 2 forms: the metaphysical realm (mind) and the physical world (body)
plato
he suggested that the existence or the truth about the human self is fundamentally an intellectual entity whose nature exists independent from the physical world
plato
plato’s conceptualization of the self was profoundly introduced in his dialogue __________
phaedrus
be bifurcated the truth or reality into 2: the ontos (ideal), and the phenomena
plato
this is the main idea in plato’s dialogue
truth-seeking