Research on how the following philosophers defined the "self" and explain

how your concept of "self" is compatible with how they conceived of the
"self". (10 points)

1. Aristotle
According to Aristotle, "The soul is the substance of the self." He believed
that the body and soul were one entity rather than two independent
components. The soul is the core of the self, although it is dependent on the
body to function. We are a rational animal or that we became human
through reason. In essence, our reasons for existing are what define us and
what makes us unique.

2. John Locke
"Consciousness is the self," He outlined how, at birth, our minds are
empty and how sense experiences serve primarily as the foundation for the
development of our concept of self. More importantly, maintaining a
consistent personal identity or having the same identity in many contexts is
vital. Last but not least, we should employ the capacity of reason and
introspection to comprehend and come to accurate judgments about
ourselves.

3. David Hume
According to Hume, the self is merely a collection of perceptions, like to
links in a chain. Beyond those senses, searching for a unified self is like to
searching for a chain without the links that make it up. Hume contends
that we naturally attribute a coherent existence to any group of connected
elements, which leads to our conception of the self. Although this belief is
irrational, it is a normal one.We have a tendency to view ourselves as
enduring, stable individuals. However, no matter how deeply we look at
our own experiences, we never see anything more than a collection of
fleeting emotions, sensations, and impressions. There is no impression of
the "self" that connects each of our unique impressions. In other words,
we can never be aware of ourselves directly; we can only ever be conscious
of the experiences we are having at any one time. Although our memories
allow us to follow the relationships between our thoughts, feelings, and
other concepts over time, there is actually no proof of a central theme
connecting them.

4. Sigmund Freud
Freud believed that the self had several layers. He included the conscious,
preconscious, and unconscious in his topographical model. These are the
iceberg's three levels. The id, ego, and superego were all parts of Freud's
structural concept of the psyche. All other facets of our mental functioning
are derived from a mode of operation that is embodied by our unconscious
self. It encompasses all of the lowest, most fundamental activities that
make up our daily lives as well as the instinctual strivings that form the
basis of all human activity. At a prelogical and prerational level, our
unconscious self functions. Although it is real and affects us every day of
our lives, it is not directly visible, and the existence of it can only be
inferred from things like neurotic symptoms, dreams, and "slips of the
tongue."

5. Paul Churchland
Churchland contends that the concept of self starts in the actual brain and
not a created mind because brain damage affects a person's personality.
Churchland further asserts that the theory of evolution is inconsistent with
the notion of the mind.Essentially, "the self is the brain." Without the
brain, there wouldn't be a self. The idea basically states that the brain is
the self.

6. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
“The self is embodied Subjectivity”. This concept explained that all the
knowledge of ourselves and our world is based on subjective experiences.
It is more on how we view and give perceptions. The self can never be truly
objectified.The phenomenological philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty
implies that the quest for the self and consciousness need not be restricted
to the area inside our heads. Instead, we ought to focus on the living body.