Philosophical Perspective of the Self

Question 1

Love

Answer 1

Philia

Question 2

Wisdom

Answer 2

Sophia

Question 3

Strong desire for a particular object

Answer 3

Love

Question 4

Correct application of knowledge

Answer 4

Wisdom

Question 5

Love of Wisdom

Answer 5

Philosophy

Question 6

5 Philosophers

Answer 6

1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. René Descartes
4. David Hume
5. Immanuel Kant

Question 7

“Know Thyself”

“An unexamined life is not worth living.”

“One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”

Answer 7

Socrates

Question 8

• Every man is dualistic.

- Composed of ____________.

Answer 8

Body and soul

Question 9

Imperfect and impermanent

Answer 9

Body

Question 10

Perfect and permanent

Answer 10

Soul

Question 11

Socrates’ two dichotomous realms

Answer 11

1. Physical realm

2. Ideal realm

Question 12

• Changeable, transient, and imperfect

- The body belongs to this realm

Answer 12

Physical realm

Question 13

• Unchanging, eternal, and immortal

- The soul belongs to this realm.

Answer 13

Ideal realm

Question 14

The first thinker to focus on the full power of reason on the human self.

Answer 14

Socrates

Question 15

Reason on the human self

Answer 15

Who we are
Who we should be
Who we will become

Question 16

Strives for wisdom and perfection

Answer 16

Soul

Question 17

The soul’s tool to achieve an exalted state of life.

Answer 17

Reason

Question 18

It keeps us from attaining wisdom.

Answer 18

Our preoccupation with -bodily needs- such as food, drink, sex, pleasure, material possessions, and wealth.

Question 19

“A person can have a meaningful and happy life only if…

Answer 19

he becomes “virtuous” and “knows the value of himself” that can be achieved through “constant soul-searching”.”

Question 20

“The Soul is Immortal”

Answer 20

PLATO

Question 21

A student of Socrates.

Philosophy of the Self can be explained as process of self-knowledge and purification of the soul.

Mind and soul given in perfection with God.

Answer 21

Plato

Question 22

3 parts of the soul

Answer 22

1. Rational soul
2. Spirited soul
3. Appetitive soul

Question 23

Reason and intellect.

Divine essence that enables us to think deeply, make wise choices, and achieve a true understanding of eternal truth.

Answer 23

RATIONAL SOUL

Question 24

Emotion and passion.

Basic emotions such as LOVE, ANGER, AMBITION, EMPATHY, AGGRESSIVENESS. (LA3E)

Answer 24

SPIRITED SOUL

Question 25

Basic needs. | Includes our basic biological needs such as HUNGER, THIRST, and SEXUAL DESIRE.

Answer 25

APPETITIVE SOUL

Question 26

Plato believes that genuine happiness can only be achieved by people who constantly make sure that their ____ is in control of their ____.

Answer 26

Reason; Spirits and Appetites

Question 27

“I think therefore, I am”

Answer 27

RENE’ DESCARTES

Question 28

“The act of thinking about self – of being self-conscious – is in itself proof that there is self.”

Answer 28

Rene Descartes, "I think therefore I am."

Question 29

Descartes’ two (2) distinct entities

Answer 29

1. Cogito | 2. Extenza

Question 30

The thing that thinks. | MIND

Answer 30

Cogito

Question 31

The extension. | BODY

Answer 31

Extenza

Question 32

“I think therefore, I am” | - Rene’ Descartes

Answer 32

COGITO ERGO SUM

Question 33

“There is NO Self”

Answer 33

DAVID HUME

Question 34

Self is simply ___, which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidly and are ____.

Answer 34

a bundle or collection of different perceptions in a perpetual flux and movement

Question 35

The idea of ____ is a result of ___. “There is NO SELF”

Answer 35

personal identity; imagination

Question 36

“We construct the Self”

Answer 36

IMMANUEL KANT

Question 37

“We construct the Self”

Answer 37

IMMANUEL KANT

Question 38

Self is not just what gives one his personality but also ______.

Answer 38

the set of knowledge acquisition for all human persons

Question 39

The ___ constructs its own reality creating a world that is familiar and predictable.

Answer 39

self

Question 40

“Through our ___, the self transcends ___.”

Answer 40

rationality sense experience

Question 41

"Strive not to be of success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein