This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Different Perspectives of the Self
The greatest thinkers, known as philosophers, have immersed themselves in the pursuit of knowledge about the nature of being human to address the innumerable questions that have been asked concerning the nature of the self. |
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SOCRATES
The highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others. In order to understand his long standing mission, man must look in the mirror. |
"An unexamined life is not worth living." |
The worst thing that can happen is to live but die inside. |
To save our souls, we must be fully aware of who we are and the virtues that come with it. |
A person's personhood is made up of body and soul. |
The soul is immortal. |
Death is not the end of life but separation of the soul from the body. |
Socrates argued that just because something appears to be true does not imply that it is. |
Socrates distinguished Knowledge and Belief. |
Knowledge is eternal truth and Beliefs is only true under certain conditions. |
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PLATO
Plato agrees that a person has a body and a soul. |
The soul lives in the body, and when the body dies, the soul moves on to another body. |
Body is the prisoner of the Soul. |
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Human soul is composed of three things: |
For there to be justice in a person, all three parts of the soul must be in tune. |
Appetitive |
Our Desires, Instincts. |
Spirited |
Mood and Emotions. |
Rational |
Logic and Intellect. |
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AUGUSTINE
Also believes that the soul is immortal. |
Although he does not believe that the soul moves from one body to another. |
Body is the imperfect part of the person, destined to die on earth. |
The body constantly desires to be in touch with the spiritual realm of the Divine God. |
Soul can achieve immortality together with the all-transcendent God. |
The goal is to achieve a spiritual union with God by living a good life. |
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