ANGIELYN P.

BATING BSCRIM 1-F_Lecture 2_GO

Discuss the different Compare and contrast Examine one’s self against the
representations and how the self has been different views of self.
conceptualizations the represented across the
Philosopher’s self. different Socrates
& Plato
philosophical schools.
Socrates claimed that Socrates claimed I also view the self- being as a weak
“AN UNEXAMINED LIFE that “AN (body) representation of the strong
IS NOT WORTH LIVING UNEXAMINED (soul) with the reason (who continue
while Plato viewed the LIFE IS NOT to seek for the truth and his
Socrates & Plato self as having an WORTH LIVING existence.)
Immortal Soul, with while Plato viewed
reason, physical the self as having
appetite, and soul an Immortal Soul
I also believe the world of materials is
Augustine believes in Perspective of St. not our final home but only a
two aspects; 1. Augustine also temporary one because the real
Augustine Imperfect (earthly), influenced by Plato and world is the one where God is.
and 2. Capable of the difference is that
reaching morality while St. Augustine also think
Aquinas believes that that this world is a
man is composed of material world and
matter and form. there’s another type of
world and that world is
where we would like to
live in because that is
the world where God is
and that’s the ideal
world while Aquinas
believes that man is
composed of matter
and form.

Descartes For him the existence He said that, the mere The mere fact that I can doubt is the
of the body is not the fact that I can doubt is evidence that I exist because of my
proof that we exist. the evidence that I body, the mere fact that I can doubt
exist even though I is enough to prove that I exists.
don’t believe that I
exist because of my
body, the mere fact
that I can doubt is
enough to prove that I
exist.
Kant ‘’We contract the self.’’ For him it’s the self I believe that I exist because of my
that makes body and soul.
 experiencing an
intelligible world
possible because it is
the self that is actively
organizing and
synthesizing all of our
thoughts and
perception.
Ryle ‘’He only believes in The self is not an entity I believe in the existence of both
the body but not the one can’t locate. It is a body and soul.
existence of the soul.’’ name we use to refer
to all behavior.