The document discusses different philosophers' conceptions of the self, including Socrates, Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Ryle, Merleau-Ponty, and Freud. For each philosopher, the document provides the author's understanding of their view of self in their own words. The author believes their concept of self is compatible with the philosophers' views because in high school they studied the philosophers' definitions of self carefully. They recognize self as understanding one's mind, communicating with others, accepting God, being shaped by experiences, regulating thoughts and behaviors, being revealed through actions, including the body, and being divided between conscious and unconscious parts.

1. Arlene Capati - UTS BSTOUR101
Activity #1
In your own words,state what "self" is for each of the following philosophers. After doing
so,Explain how your concept of self is compatible with how they conceived of the "self".
1. Socrates - Famously maintained that our true self is our soul. Not to be identified
with what we own, with our social status, our reputation, or even with our body.
my own words: How we regulate our mind, heart, and body, or how we truly
understand ourselves, is referred to as self. What are our options for complying with our
mind control system.
2. Plato - True self of the human person is the rational soul.
my own words: Self awareness is how we come to terms with our genuine feelings.
How we communicate is founded on our understanding of ourselves and how we relate
to others.
3. Augustine - Sense of self is his reflection to God. He believe one could not achieve
inner peace without finding God's love.
my own words: Accept God with all of your being: heart, mind, body, and soul. That
way, you'll be able to recognize your own self and comprehend how your mind
communicates with others.
4. Aquinas - we don't encounter ourselves as isolated minds or selves, but rather
always as agents interacting with our environment. Our awareness of ourselves is
triggered and shaped by our experiences of objects in our environment.
my own words: Self means being young and bold in the presence of others, with the
exception of specific people. as they aid in your self-awareness.
5. Descartes- Revolves around the idea of mind-body dualism. For Descartes, a human
person is composed of two parts, namely, a material body and a non-material mind. ...
In other words, for Descartes, it is the mind that makes us humans. Thus, for Descartes,
the “mind” is the “real self”.
my own words: "Mind" is the real self, according to Descartes, which means that if you
don't control your mind, you don't think properly. You still don't know yourself, you still
don't know what self means and if you don't think precisely.
6. Hume - A non-Christian, gave us the method of Skepticism.

2. my own words: We can only be certain of our sensory perceptions, according to
Hume, but these are weak and insignificant in comparison to the vast, endless Cosmos.
In reality, he contended, the human mind is too weak to ever know the Truth. As a
result, we have every right to be skeptical of any claims to truth. For Hume, Reason is
only a "slave of the passions," like a mapmaker directing the Passions to the most
satisfying and safe route. Even the Self was a simple "bundle of feelings" for which we
seek any pattern and label it "Self," according to Hume.
7. Kant - For him, we all have an inner and an outer self which together form our
consciousness.
my own words: We, like Hume, have an inner and outer, with the inner representing
our thoughts and the outer representing the physical world. By regulating our minds
through our behaviors, we can influence how we interact with others.
8. Ryle - Believed that self comes from behavior.
my own words: He thought that our true selves are revealed by the way we act, think,
and conduct.
9. Merleau-Ponty - believed the physical body to be an important part of what makes
up the subjective self. This concept stands in contradiction to rationalism and
empiricism. Rationalism asserts that reason and mental perception, rather than physical
senses and experience, are the basis of knowledge and self.”
my own words: I believe myself to be a person who is growing in body, mind, and
spirit. By comparing what I believe to what I can learn, I'm thinking about modifying my
opinion from "I don't know" to "I think," with the proviso "and still don't know." I know the
sun will not rise tomorrow, for example, because the earth's movement on its axis hides
the sun every evening. In terms of self-respect, I have no regard for subjectivity. I'm
simply interested in rationalism and empiricism for the purpose of doing informed inquiry
for a more attainable and better future. In order to reach the-ineluctable-truth, I wish to
uncover the-objective-truth and new instruments for perception. “Not to be avoided,
modified, or resisted” is the definition of ineluctable.
10. Sigmund Freud - His view of the self was multitiered, divided among the conscious,
preconscious, and unconscious.
my own words: For him, we are always perplexed about ourselves, such as the Id,
Ego, and Superego, but we always compromise our beliefs in the end.
How can I say that my own words is compatible with their definition?
Back when I was High School, we already face several of philosophers, and I already
studied carefully all their sayings regarding "self".