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Understanding The Self From Various Perspectives

The philosophical perspective views the self as consisting of both a physical body and an immortal soul. René Descartes conceptualized the self as composed of res cogitans (mind) and res extensa (body). Sociological perspectives see the self as a product of society, a necessary fiction, and as constantly changing and being redefined through relationships and cultural contexts in postmodernism. The self can also be seen as an ongoing artistic creation through reflective self-narration.

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Understanding The Self From Various Perspectives

The philosophical perspective views the self as consisting of both a physical body and an immortal soul. René Descartes conceptualized the self as composed of res cogitans (mind) and res extensa (body). Sociological perspectives see the self as a product of society, a necessary fiction, and as constantly changing and being redefined through relationships and cultural contexts in postmodernism. The self can also be seen as an ongoing artistic creation through reflective self-narration.

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UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

from VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES


PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF
THE SELF
The Meaning of Philosophy
 comes from the words (1) and
“(2)”
 love of wisdom
 an active (3) of wisdom
 usually a stubborn attempt to think clearly

(William James)
 human (4) in life
 Philosophy is the study of general
and fundamental (5) concerning
matters such as existence, (6) ,
values, (7) , mind and language.
 It is the discipline concerned with questions of
how one should live - (8) ; what sorts of things
exist and what are their essential natures - (9 )
; what counts as genuine knowledge - (10) ;
and what are the correct principles of
reasoning - (11) . - Wikipedia
 It
is the investigation of the nature,
causes, reality, knowledge and goodness,
as discoverable by __(12) .(American
Heritage Dictionary)
 Philosophy is given the task to
embark on inquiry in the nature and
essence of man, the world around
and within him.
 (13) believed that in addition
 To physical bodies,
 each person possesses
 an immortal (14) that

survives beyond the death of the


body.

 Our body belongs to the (15) realm; our (16) belongs


to the (17) realm.
 (18) contemplated that
the self is a (19) substance
consisting of body and mind. H
introduced the three-part self:

a. (20) = head;

b. heart = (21);

c. (22)= desires and


needs
(23) viewed that the body is united
with the soul, so that man may be
entire and complete.

The body is the “spouse” of the soul.


A mathematician and scientist,
(24), believed that
self is a (25) thing;
a thing that doubts,
understands, affirms,
denies, wills,
refuses,
imagines and perceives.
The source of authentic knowledge of
reality, according to (26) , a British
philosopher and physician, is sensory
experience.

As we grow and interact


with others, we accumulate
knowledge which are
printed on the
blank sheet or the (27).
 David Hume postulated that the self is nothing
but a bundle or collection of (28) out of
which we form the idea of who the self is.

 Hence, he concluded,
 “There __(29)__.”
 (30) conceptualized 2 kinds of
self: the empirical self (physical
aspects) and the (31) self ( known
through experience).

 The self constructs itself; it is not


an object, but a (32) , that actively
interprets and gives
meaning to sensory
experiences.
(34) advocated effort to uncover the
hidden self.

The self, according to him is composed


of the unconscious self or (35) ; the
conscious self or (36); and the (37) or
superego.
(38) postulated the “behaviorism” concept of the self.
 It must be comprehended as a pattern of behavior or a

tendency of an individual to behave in a certain way in


particular situations.
(39) and (40) disagreed to the behaviorism concept of
self. They assumed that the self is the (41) in which the
mental state of the mind impacts the physical
conditions of the self including morality and free will.

(42) believed that there is oneness or an
intimate and inseparable unity of the
body and the self. Without the body we
would be impossible.
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
OF THE SELF
SOCIOLOGICAL
is the scientific study of society, including
patterns of social relationships, social
interaction, and culture
A.The Self as a Product of Society

 Modernization is the destruction of the self


 Modernization delocalizes the self (Manheim)
B. The Self as a Necessary Fiction
 True or real self is only a myth that does not
have any continuous identity or social life.
(Nietzche)
(Necessary fiction-belief that cannot be proven to be true but
necessary to sustain life since people need some sense of
certainty in a world of constant change. Modern societies keep
changing and progressing, you also need to reinvent
yourselves from time to time with the complexities you face
each day.)
C. Post Modern View of the Self
 Argued that stable institutions in the ancient times
(families, the church, etc.) that used to bind
communities and individuals do not have much
influence as how you perceive your self now.

 Globalization,media ,technology and consumerism


have a more effective influence on how you construct
yourself and culture.
Terms to speak of the self: (according to Walter Truett
Anderson)

1. Multiphrenia – voices in different cultures


that tell who and what a person is. “Authentic
self recedes because of the many roles that a
person needs to do in conformity with the kind
of society he/she is into.
2. Protean – “walang forever”-the self is
capable of changing constantly to conform
with the present circumstances (e.g. changing
political opinions, sexual behavior, ideas and
ways of expressing them.)
- Changes that take place are manifestations that
there is no true, stable self
3. Decentered self – belief that there is no self at
all because the self is constantly redefined and
constantly undergoing change.

-Self is not fixed and has no enduring meaning.


4. Self in Relation – a person’s life is not lived
of himself/herself but in relation to people and
to certain cultural contexts.

- For others to understand themselves, they must


understand others.
D. The Self as an Artistic Creation
Self-identity is a reflective project : an endeavor that you continuously working works and reflects on (Create, maintain and revise a set of narratives of
yourself to transform into a beautiful work of art. Life is not a one-way path; there are various detours, curves and occasional accidents that provide opportunities for your
self to be reconstructed. )

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