Lesson 1

(Activity)

The Self From Various Philosophical Perspectives

1. I'm able to stand out from the crowd because I am me, as I am always upbeat and ready to
face any obstacles with a strong sense of self-assurance. The thing that makes me special is
that God created me having a unique and incomparable identity that sets me apart from others.

2. Change happens all the time. Life experiences helped me transform myself over time by
observing and reflecting on myself. In each door I've entered I've learned something that has
helped me to grow from a larva to an elegant butterfly.

3.Everything about me is interconnected with the rest of my body. As a result of a mind, heart,
and emotions as well as other connecting ligaments, every feeling that I have inside reflects in
my actions.

4. My Interpersonal relationships with others are good and I believe that connections tend to be
more successful when both parties empathize with each other.

5. Honestly, I'm not sure, and I can't provide any solid evidence, because everyone has a
different perspective on what happens after death, but I believe that my spirit will separate from
my body, and that my spirit will go to the spirit world after my body is buried in the earth.
Perhaps I'll discover the truth when the time comes.

Lesson 1
(Analysis)
 The Self From Various Philosophical Perspectives

1.What I found most difficult was the last question because neither of us are completely clueless
about what happens after death.

2.The truth is that not everyone has the ability to know who they really are. Yes of course, I know
I still have a lot to discover in myself.

Lesson 1
(Application and Assessment)

The Self From Various Philosophical Perspectives

1. Socrates
Socrates' perception is that every man is made up of body and soul, everyone has an
imperfect and transient body while also having a perfect and permanent soul.

- In concise Socrates' concept of self is soul.

2. Plato
Plato believes in the dualism of a man which
is composed of body and soul.

-He believes that we have eternal life when we die, our body will decompose in this earth but our
soul will go to the spirit world.

3. Augustine-
Augustine's sense of self is the relation to god.

- Be with God and you will have eternal life.

4. Descartes
Descartes believes that what makes man a man is the mind.
 - The rational intellect and physical mind.

5. Hume
Hume believes that the self is a grouping of different perceptions, Experiences,
self awareness of thoughts,feelings in different aspects.

6. Kant
Kant argues that the self is the seat of knowledge acquisition for all human persons, Self is
rational intellect on how you face the world. Moreover self is not only the source of one's
personality; it is also the place where all human beings acquire knowledge.

7. Ryle
In ryles perception the thing that truly matters is the behavior of that person manifest in
his day-to-day life. On how the person analyzes his/her actions.

8. Merleau-Ponty
. Merleau-ponty conceived that one's body is opening towards his existence to the world,
thoughts, body, emotions, and experiences are interconnected.

My own concept of self is authenticity. Being your true authentic self means what you say in life
aligns with your actions. Your authentic self goes beyond what you do for a living, what
possessions you own, or who you are to someone. It is who you are at your deepest core.My
concept is compatible with how philosophers conceived of "self", the interconnectedness of our
own body, soul, and mind, how we acquire knowledge in every experience, how we put
self-awareness into our actions and behaviors, and perspectives are what our self is made of.