Understanding Self

concept of time and memory that time is something that people measure within their own memory

French Philosopher and mathematician, best known for hid dictum as “I think, therefore I am.” The existence of anything that you register from your senses can be doubted, example” I think I am bored, therefore, I am bored” or “I think I am strong, therefore I am strong”

“Enduring self”, concept that is represented by the soul. He argued that the soul is eternal and constitutes the enduring self, because after death the soul continues to exist

“know thyself” (if a person knows who he or she is, all basic issues and difficulties in life will vanish)

“know thyself” (if a person knows who he or she is, all basic issues and difficulties in life will vanish)

philosophy about personal identity or the self is founded on consciousness of memory.

Scottish Philosopher – there is no self as a mental entity for “what we call a mind is nothing but a heap or collection of different perceptions.

– theorizes that consciousness is formed by one’s inner and outer sense (the inner sense is comprised of one’s psychological state and intellect the outer sense consists of one’s senses and the physical world.

father of Psychology because of psychoanalytic theory (mind is composed of 3 structure or layers ID, EGO and SUPEREGO)

exists since birth pertaining to instinct