Understanding Self

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Self

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A person is defined by qualities such as personality and ability that make them different from another.

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Philosophy

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derived from the Greek word "Philos" or love, and "Sophos" or wisdom. Love of Wisdom.

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Self according to Philosophy

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is the essence of a man's being.

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Socrates

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"Unexamined life is not worth living and the worst thing that can happen to anyone is to live but die inside."

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Physical Realm

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one realm is changeable, transient, and imperfect.

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Ideal Realm

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another realm is unchanging, eternal, and immortal.

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bodies

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physical realm

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souls

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ideal realm

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Plato

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Believes “the self is an immortal soul”

• - the soul is everlasting, fixed, and indestructible

• Socrates’ student, inspired his ideas

• - self is synonymous with the soul.

• Made the “Allegory of the Chariot”

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the rational soul

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charioteer. reason & intellect, logic, analyzation, conscious awareness.