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    This document outlines the requirements for Unit 1 which asks students to: 1) Compare the view of the self between one Western philosopher like Plato or Kant and an Eastern philosophy like Buddhism; 2) Discuss how society shapes one's self-identity through perspectives from psychology and sociology; 3) Identify and explain the most influential culture in one's local community through an anthropological lens. Students are asked to limit their responses to 5-10 sentences each.

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    This document outlines the requirements for Unit 1 which asks students to: 1) Compare the view of the self between one Western philosopher like Plato or Kant and an Eastern philosophy like Buddhism; 2) Discuss how society shapes one's self-identity through perspectives from psychology and sociology; 3) Identify and explain the most influential culture in one's local community through an anthropological lens. Students are asked to limit their responses to 5-10 sentences each.

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    UNIT 1 (1 file only) Western and Eastern Thoughts/Philosophy/Culture (30 points)

    1. Choose one Western philosopher (Socrates, Plato, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Rene
    Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Gilbert Ryle, Paul Churchland, Sigmund Freud,
    Maurice Merleua-Ponty, Immanuel Kant) and compare his view of the self to one of the
    prominent philosophies of the east (confusianism, buddhism, taoism).

    2. Why is it important to look at different perspectives in understanding the self? Psychology


    and Sociology (30 points) Discuss how your self-identity is shape by the society.

    Anthropology (30 points) What culture in your town/city/community that has shaped you
    the most as a person. Rubric: 10 points thoughts/idea/answer 20 points
    elaboration/explanation *Please limit your answer to 5-10 sentences only.

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