Quiz on the Philosophical Perspective of the Self

What does the word 'Philosophy' mean?

• Joy of ignorance

• Love for wisdom

• Hate for knowledge

• Fear of truth

Who said 'Know thyself'?

• Plato

• Descartes

• Socrates

• Aristotle

What did Plato believe about the soul?

• It is the same as the body

• It is only physical

• It has three parts

• It is not important

What is the essence of happiness according to Plato?

• Physical strength

• Control of appetites

• Wealth and power

• Fame and recognition

What did Augustine believe about the body and soul?

• They are completely separate

• They are connected

• The body is more important

• The soul is not real

What did Descartes mean by 'Cogito, ergo sum'?

• I see, therefore I know

• I feel, therefore I exist

• I act, therefore I live

• I think, therefore I am

What did John Locke believe about the mind at birth?

• It is confused

• It is full of knowledge

• It is a blank slate

• It is empty

What did Hume argue about the self?

• It is a fixed entity

• It is a collection of perceptions

• It is only a dream

• It is not important

What role does the self play according to Kant?

• It creates order in thoughts

• It is not important

• It is only physical

• It is always changing

What are the three layers of the self according to Freud?

• Past, present, future

• Thoughts, feelings, actions

• Mind, body, spirit

• Conscious, unconscious, preconscious