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• According to Socrates, the self is synonymous with the soul
• Reality is divided into two realms: physical and ideal
• Physical realm is changeable, transient, and perfect
• Ideal realm is unchanging, immortal, and eternal
• The soul is an immortal entity that strives for wisdom and perfection
• Reason is the soul's tool to achieve wisdom and perfection
• As long as the soul is tied to the body, the quest for wisdom is inhibited by imperfection
• Plato divided the soul into three aspects: reason, physical appetite, and spirit or passion
• Reason enables clear thinking and wise choices
• Physical appetite includes body urges like hunger, thirst, and sexual desires
• Spirit or passion includes basic emotions such as love, hate, anger, ambition, and empathy
• To avoid conflict and destruction, reason should exert control over physical appetite and spirit/passion
• Aristotle introduced three types of soul: vegetative, sentient, and rational soul
• Vegetative soul includes the physical body that can grow
• Sentient soul includes sensual desires, feelings, and emotions
• Rational soul is unique to humans and includes intellect for knowing and understanding things
• Rational nature of the self is to lead a good life characterized by moral virtues like justice and courage
• David Hume's Bundle Theory states that the self is a collection of impressions
• Impressions are vivid products of direct experience
• The self is more on imagination according to Hume
• Immanuel Kant believes the self transcends experience and is a product of reason
• Mind organizes experience and categories like time, space, cause, and effect are necessary for understanding reality
• Sigmund Freud's theory states that the self is multilayered with conscious, preconscious, and unconscious components
• Conscious mind includes current mental activities like thoughts, feelings, and perceptions
• Preconscious mind stores inactive mental activities like memories
• Unconscious mind contains hidden thoughts, desires, and memories affecting behavior and motivation
• Gilbert Ryle views the self as a pattern of behavior, linked to mind and body
• Mind expresses thoughts, emotions, and actions that make up the human self
• Paul Churchland advocates for eliminative materialism, stating the self is inseparable from the brain and body physiology
• The physical brain, not the mind, gives people a sense of self according to Churchland
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty argues that the self is embodied subjectivity based on experience
• Consciousness is a dynamic form structuring the world and human body, intertwined in perceiving the world
• St. Augustine believes the soul is superior to the body, united for completeness
• Rene Descartes' famous quote "I think, therefore I am" emphasizes the thinking self as a non-material, immortal, and conscious being
• Thinking self is independent of physical laws, while non-thinking entity is governed by them
• John Locke views the self as consciousness and memory of previous experiences
• The second step is to gather information about the situation, including data, opinions, and perspectives from all relevant parties.
• Conscious awareness and memory are key to understanding the self according to Locke
• Conscious awareness is essential for self-identity and reflection
• The first step is to identify your target audience and understand their needs and preferences.