UTS Midterm

• It refers to the qualities of identity that make an individual distinct from others. Philosophy of Self
• It refers to a person’s traits, characteristics, and beliefs. Identity
• It is an individual that is fundamentally linked to consciousness, awareness, and behavior. Self
• The concept of self may be examined in 5 ways Self-Knowledge, Self-Activity, Self-Independent of the senses, Self-Identity, and Self-Image.
• It refers to the knowledge and understanding of one’s character, beliefs, desires, and capabilities. Self-knowledge
• It is defined as the decision to make an action you have thought to yourself and not been told to do. Self-activity
• It is defined as the inner self. It involves keeping a person distinct from other people or self-contained. Self-independent of the senses
• It refers to the unique characteristics of the self that establish an individual's identity from others. Self-identity
• It is our personal view or mental picture of ourselves. This is how you perceive and feel about your character, accomplishments, and life values. Self-image
• It refers to the individual self or soul. It's like the inner essence or core of who you really are. Atman
• It represents the highest and most fundamental reality in the universe. It's like the ultimate source or essence that everything comes from. Brahman
• Five Skandhas or The Five Heaps Form, Sensation, Perception, Mental Formation, Consciousness
• This Heap is to understand the self through physical form, from head to toe. Form
• This Heap contains all feelings, both physical or emotional as such it uses the 5 senses. The smell, touch, taste, hear, and see. Sensation
• This Heap is an understanding of self through thinking or perception towards something. Perception
• This Heaps includes habits, prejudices and predispositions. Mental Formation
• This Heap is an awareness of or sensitivity to an object. Consciousness
• In Confucian Philosophy, the concept of self is instead determined by one’s place in the larger context, such as _______________. family and society
• """It is often said that the western conception of self is _____________." individualistic
• It is the quest for the human self. Personality
• Our experiences write what will become the individual personality. Tabula Rasa
• Four beginnings, which together may be called ‘pre-self’, or ‘potential-self’: Jen, Yi, Li, Chich
• • heart of compassion – leads to Jen
• • heart of righteousness – leads to Yi
• • heart of propriety – leads to Li
• • heart of wisdom – leads to Chih
• It encompasses the views of self that comes from the European and American continent, postulated by thinkers from these regions. Western Philosophy of Self
• Socrates: The First Moral Philosopher
• He was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. Socrates
• Socrates believed that understanding oneself is crucial, and he emphasized the phrase ____________. know thyself
• Aristotle: Father of Western Philosophy
• Three kinds of soul The Vegetative Soul, The Sensitive Soul, The Rational Soul
• It can grow and nourish itself. The Vegetative Soul
• It can experience sensations and move locally. The Sensitive Soul
• This soul belongs to man alone. The Rational Soul
• It processes information. passive intellect
• It allows for abstract thinking and philosophy. active intellect
• It is the form of a living being. Soul
• He was a French mathematician and the Father of Modern Philosophy. Rene Descartes
• “Cogito Ergo Sum” """I think, therefore; I am”"