UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
REVIEWER
BSTM-1
Patricia Miah Lynette C. Tuscano
BEYOND UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
BEYOND
-Greek Word: “META” (something
that goes much further).
WESTERN COUNTRIES
-All theories come from the western
countries.
-The dominance of Western
countries in the field of Science
WESTERNER
-Their scientific thought.
-Give value in science.
-Scientific method.
-Critical thinking.
-Philosophers, scientists,
psychologists.
EASTENERS
-More focused on religion.
-In spirituality.
-Rarely accept eastern counties
theory
HISTORICAL INFLUENCE:
1.ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN
CONTRIBUTIONS
-Thinkers like Plato,
Aristotle, and Euclid.
-School of Athens.
-Where people who study
science first existed.
-Near AGORA.
-Marketplace.
-Schools were
placed near
marketplaces
because many
people go to
markets + they can
study or learn.
-For systematic inquiry and rational
thought.
-Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates built
schools.
PERIPATETIC SCHOOL
-Simplest form of school.
-History and culture is taught (?).
-Built by Socrates(?)
SOCRATES.
-Mainly from Plato’s writings.
PLATO
-Said to build schools.
-SCHOOL ACADEMY/PLATO’S
ACADEMY
-Only offers fundamentals
(math, science, and
STATESMANSHIP)
-More on values.
RHETORIC
-“Art of persuasion.”
-How to convey and persuade.
-ETHOS
-How to market using ethical
or credible methods.
-Credibility.
-PATHOS
-More emotional.
-LOGOS
-Logical, practical.
ACADEMY
-Only teaches fundamentals or the
basics (up until grade 6 to junior
high school).
-More on value.
UNIVERSITY
- Teaches more complex subjects,
-More on-hand.
WHY IS LYCEUM MORE CONSIDERED
AS THE HIGHEST RANK COMPARE TO
PERIPATETICS AND THE ACADEMY?
LYCEUM
-Discipline thinking.
-A mental process of approaching
problems using rational and
objective reasoning.
-Systematic and focused.
-Critical thinking.
-You will understand the problem
yourself.
2 TYPES OF REASONING:
OBJECTIVE REASONING
-Mayrong universal truth.
SUBJECTIVE REASONING.
-Opinionated
-It comes from our opinion.
-It came from our culture.
-Opinions differ due to
different cultures.
-Suspending your
judgement and reasoning.
SYSTEMATIC
-Step-by-step procedure.
B. RENAISSANCE
-Revival of interest in science, art,
and literature in Europe, leading to
significant intellectual growth. ‘
-Ung napagaralan na nila sa
science is inaaply na sa art and
literature.
-Pormahan is very formal and
artistic.
C. SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
-16th and 17th century
-Surge in scientific discovery and
innovation.
-Inventors like Galileo, Newton, and
Kepler developing foundational
theories in physics and astronomy
-(nasakop tau ng spaniards ng time
na to).
2.CULTURAL FACTORS
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
-The way a certain individual arrives
at a certain truth.
-EMPHASIS ON RATIONALISM
AND EPIRICISM (STUDY)
-Western philosophy has
traditionally emphasized rational
thought and empirical evidence,
which are critical for theory
development
-EMPIRICISM
-Using senses.
-To see is to believe.
-Based on experience.
-RATIONALISM
-More on the mind
-Uses reason and logic.
-Give value to mathematics.
INDIVIDUALISM & INQUIRY
INDIVIDUALISM
-To celebrate differences.
-Natural rights, independence and
self-interest of individuals.
INQUIRY
-Learning and discovery.
-Seeking information and truth.
3.SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
-Economic and technological
changes during the Industrial
Revolution in Europe and North
America provided resources and
motivations for scientific and
theoretical advancements.
-Nagkakaroon ng problems kase
nagkakaroon na ng machines.
-Maraming nawawalan ng
trabaho.
-THEORETICAL
ADVANCEMENTS
-Series of learnings
-Not practical but to
familiarize
COLONIALISM
-Western colonial powers often
exported their educational systems
and scientific paradigms,
spreadung Western theories
globally.
-Spaniards first colonized
philippines
-Religion catholicism
4.INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS
-Many of the world’s oldest and
most prestigious universities are in
the West, serving as hubs for
theoretical research and
dissemination.
a.HARVARD UNIVERSITY (USA)
-Known for its research in a wide
range of disciplines, including
medicine, business, law, and social
sciences.
b.MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT, USA)
-Renowned for its cutting edge
researching technology,
engineering, and the physical
sciences.
c.UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
-One of the oldest universities in the
world.
-Has a rich history of research
excellence in the humanities,
sciences.
-Known for its contribution to
literature, history, and philosophy
as well as modern sciences.
d.UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
(UK)
-Like Oxford, it has a long history of
research excellence.
-Made a significant contributions in
fields such as mathematics,
physics, and biology, with a
notable number of Nobel Prize
winners.
HUMANITIES
-HUMANUS (PEOPLE)
-Study people based on their
culture.
ANTHROPOLOGY
-Science of human beings.
-Study of our ancestors through
time and space in relation to
physical character, environmental
and social relations, and culture.
-Study of the origin of human.
PREJUDICE AND BIASES
BIASES
-may pinapanigan.
-both negative and positive
PREJUDICE
-An opinion against a group or an
individual based on insufficient
facts and usually unfavorable and
or intolerant.
PUBLICATION AND COMMUNICATION
-Western countries have historically
controlled much of the academic
publishing landscape, allowing
them to disseminate and dominate
theoretical discourse.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
US
-New York Times
-The Washington Post
-Wall Street Journal
UK
-The Wall Street Journal
-The Guardian
-The vines
-The Daily Telegram
SELF
-Personality.
-Just part of the self.
Personality
-Naiisipn, nararamdaman, ugali
-Can be fake compare to
character.
Difference between personality and
chsaracter
Character
-Composed of different cultures.
Virtue
-A repetition of good habit.
-Ex: honesty.
-Practiced by yourself.
Values
-The one that we give value
-Pinapahalagahan naten.
-The one we give value on it.
SOCIAL FACTOR
PERSON VOLITION FACTOR
-Kalayaan (volition)
Hereditary factoro
-Genes
-Nakakaapekto ang lahi sa
pagkakatao
NATURE NURTURE
NATURE
-Genes and hereditary
-Runs on the blood
Self
Concepts of self
1.Self awareness
-Aware of who you are
-You are aware.
-Introspections
-Possible responses to any
stimuli or situation.
-Recognition
-
-Awareness is the lowest form of
knowledge
2.SELF ESTEEM
-Worth
-Value is important
-Self-worth
3.Self knowledge
-Deeper than self awareness.
-You know to answer the question
“how”
-Dynamic and evolving.
-Magkakaiba
-Evolving thanks to the
situation
-Maturity.
4.Self perfection
-Not far from abraham maslow
about self actualization
-To improve ourself.
-Perfection
-Pinaliwanag ni plato
-World of forms/ideas.
-Only exists in the mind.
EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS
-Emotions
-Catter the body
-In all citations
-Cannot be fake
-Physical state
-Feelings
-Serve the mind
-Processed by emotions
then magiging feelings.
-Every action to emotion
-Mental state
-Can be hidden
STIMULI
-Situations
-Initial reactions
PHILOSOPHER
-Give full understanding on the self
-Intellectual person who seek
wisdom and enlightenment
-Lover of wisdom
-PHILIA (love)
-SOPHIA (wisdom)
Wisdom
-Knowledge Applied in reality
PRE SOCRATIC ERA
-Bago kay socrates
-PRESOCRATIC
-THALES OF MILETUS
-Water
-The world comes from
water. (change)
CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
-METAPHYSICALE
-TAMETA
-Beyond the mind
-PHYSICAL
-About reality
-Dialogue for truth
Socrates
-Soul (mind)
-Body is imperfect and
impermanent.
-Death.
-Mag d decay but will still
remain.
-Imperfection in the mind and soul
PLATO
-RATIONAL
-Intellect
-Part of our mind where we
practice thinking and critical
thinking.
-SPIRITED
-Emotion
-You relate
-APPETITIVE
-Gusto mo
PASSION
-appetitive
-Human desire
INTELLECT
-Rational
WILL
-Spirited
-May kakayahan kang gawin to
PSYCHE
-Lahat ng being may soul
-Faculty of your mind.
Everything is a being
Lowest form of being
-Stone
-Coexist
-Plants
-May soul
-Vegetative soul
-To exist and grow
-Animals
-To exist, grow, and to sense
-Human
-Exist, grow, sense, think
-Faculty of the minerals is to exist
-Angels
-Supreme being
-What angels called God
SCHOLASTICISM
-
IDEALISM
-They value ideas
-What you think is the truth
REALISM
-whAT something present in reality
is the truth