The Self in Western

and Eastern
Thoughts
Submitted by:
April Mae Dedeles
Ma. Allen Beliran
Geo Carag
Jude King Millen Delicana
Lesson 4: The Self in
Western and Eastern
Thoughts
 Objectives
At the End of this lesson, you should able to:
1.Differentiate the concept of self according to
Western thoughts against Eastern/oriental
perspective.
2.Explain the concept of self as found in Asian
thoughts and:
3.Create a representation of the Filipino self
 Introduction
Different cultures are varying environment tend
to create different perceptions of the "self" and
one of the most common distinctions between
culture and people in the Eastern-vs-Western
dichotomy wherein Eastern represent Asia and
Western represent Europe and Northern
America.
 Analysis
• Do you agree with the differentiate between
the west and east? Where you can find the
Philippines in the distinctions? What are the
factors that make the Philippines similar or
different from its Asian neighbors? Is there
also a difference between regions or
ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines?
 ABSTRACTION
There are actually a lot of sources which you can
analyze the perspective of each culture and
country about the concept of"Self" you can see
it in their literature like how one culture depicts
a hero or a villain in their stories. You can see it
on their social organization like how they see
their boss or their subordinate, artworks,dances
and even clothing may show how you clues
about the Self.
In this lesson, we will look at religious beliefs
and political philosophies that greatly influenced
the mindset of each nation or culture. Since
almost all the theories about the self, which
were discussed in the previous lessons, also
came from the Western scientific research we
will highlight the Eastern thoughts in this lesson.
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TAOISM
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Different cultures of Eastern and
Western