This document summarizes key terms and definitions related to understanding the self from several philosophers. It examines concepts like "know thyself" from Socrates, individual identity from Augustine, "I think therefore I am" from Descartes, the bundle of perceptions from Hume, the external self from Kant, the superego from Freud, and phenomenology of perception from Merleau-Ponty. It also analyzes the passage "The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself" from Thales, stating that truly knowing oneself is challenging as we struggle to understand our weaknesses, purpose, and who we are meant to be.
This document summarizes key terms and definitions related to understanding the self from several philosophers. It examines concepts like "know thyself" from Socrates, individual identity from Augustine, "I think therefore I am" from Descartes, the bundle of perceptions from Hume, the external self from Kant, the superego from Freud, and phenomenology of perception from Merleau-Ponty. It also analyzes the passage "The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself" from Thales, stating that truly knowing oneself is challenging as we struggle to understand our weaknesses, purpose, and who we are meant to be.
This document summarizes key terms and definitions related to understanding the self from several philosophers. It examines concepts like "know thyself" from Socrates, individual identity from Augustine, "I think therefore I am" from Descartes, the bundle of perceptions from Hume, the external self from Kant, the superego from Freud, and phenomenology of perception from Merleau-Ponty. It also analyzes the passage "The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself" from Thales, stating that truly knowing oneself is challenging as we struggle to understand our weaknesses, purpose, and who we are meant to be.
1. Key Terms: List some terminologies assigned with each Philosophers.
Briefly define or describe each term.
PHILOSOPHER KEY TERMS DEFINITION
SOCRATES “Know thyself” Know your limits, know your
motivation, recognize your identity, personality and being.
AUGUSTINE Individual Identity The idea of the self that is achieved
through self-presentation that leads to self-realization.
DESCARTES “Cogito ergo Sum” “I think, therefore I am”
Thinking is the proof that we do exist.
HUME Bundle of perceptions The self is a collection of different
impressions and experiences.
KANT External self Made up of ourselves and the physical
world where there is representation of objects.
FREUD Superego It is the voice that incorporates the values
and morals. It tires to persuade the Id and ego to turn to moral goals rather than pleasurable goals.
MERLEAU- Phenomenology of Unity of the function of the mind and the
PONTY Perception body.
2. TEXTUAL ANALYSIS. Explain the passage.
“The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.” -Thales For me, the meaning of this passage is about, knowing the things that will give you wisdom and happiness is difficult to. We accomplished things that we want to do but when we already did it, we realize that we’re not really happy and it feels like we want to strive for more. It seems that we don’t know ourselves truly because we don’t even know how can we make ourselves complete. Knowing the things about yourself is a hard thing to cope up with, especially if we started knowing our weaknesses, failures, and its consequences. Sometimes our mind confuses who we really are and who we should really be. There are self-questions that we ourselves, can’t even find an answer for it on our owns. We don’t even know where our life will go its way. Knowing ourselves is not just easy as looking at the mirror. It takes a long time and a lot of difficult process, to discover who we are and what’s our purpose in this world. Without knowing ourselves, we can’t accept and love our own self in a way that we should be, and that’s the hardest part for me.