Uts Module 1
Uts Module 1
Uts Module 1
SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO
David Hume: Scottish Empiricist (1711-1776) - The Philippines also has a homegrown
- The self is nothing more than the mental phycho-philosophical view of the self.
perceptions which are available to our - This view was developed by Virgilio Enriquez,
memory. This perception relies on our who is considered as the Father of
previous experiences that give meaning Sikolohiyng Pilipino.
based on the principles of cause and effects.
We view things as distinct but they are Virgilio Enriquez (1942-1994)
connected together by resemblance, - The self in the Filipino is the unity of the "self"
contiguity or causation. All perceptions of the and "others" expressed in the Filipino word
mind is divided in two distinct kinds, the "kapwa." Concept of "self" and "others" - He
"impression" and "ideas." Impressions are proposed the idea that concept of "self" or
the original form of all our ideas. The self- (personhood) can be centered on the core
according to Hume can be explained further values expressed in the word "Kapwa." The
in the "Bundle Theory of Personal Identity." word "Kapwa" is a concept of how every
Hume said the mind is simply a bonded of Filipino thinks, behaves and relates with
perceptions and experiences linked by the others.
relations of causations and resemblance. - "Kapwa" does not mean only "others" but the
shared inner self of a person. Enriquez
points out that when a Filipino says the word
John Locke: English Empirical Philosopher (1632- "Kapwa, it shows the essence of sharing,
1704) seeing and caring the other as oneself. It is
- The self can be understood by examining then, thal the Filipino concept of self can be
one's mind, what constitute the mind. Locke identified with the unity of his inner self (on
stressed that mind consists of memory self and outer self (others) expressed in the
where our consciousness (thoughts, word "kapwa." (Example: The Flipine word
experiences) resides. Locke suggests that "magalang" is a concept that can describe a
the self (consciousness) is a thinking person's one self. This concept is develop to
intelligent being, that has reason and the person because of what others think of
reflection and continuous to define one's him.)
personal identity. Thus, the self can be
equated with one personal identity. This
consciousness determines one's self that
continues to grow and develop trough times
that form our personal identity. For example,
as far as our consciousness could remember
the past experience or thought, that
determine this identity as a person, it is the
same self now as it was then. Memory
therefore is a necessary condition of
personal identity.