There is a clear distinction between the creator and the creation.

The "self” possesses an internal distinction from its external environment.

There is no distinction between the creator and the creations.

The “self” is seen through the eyes of a community, rather than detached, single entity.

"One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing."

"To find yourself, think for yourself."

Socrates stated that every man is dualistic: composed of ___ and ___.

"An unexamined life is not worth living."

He believed that the goal of life is to be happy.

He was known for his method of inquiry in testing idea called Socratic Method.

A greek philosopher who never wrote about anything. Knowledge about him is through his student Plato and Historian Xenophon.

"Love is a serious mental disease."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

A Greek philosopher who is a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle.

His Philosophical Method is collection and division, where the philosopher would collect ideas and divide them into different kinds to specify it.

Plato stated that the soul has three parts. They are:

[Three Elements of Soul - Plato]

The element that enjoys sensual experiences, such as foods, drink, and having fun.

[Three Elements of Soul - Plato]

The element that forbids the person to enjoy the sensual experiences; the part that loves truth, hence, should rule over the other parts of the soul through the use of reason.

[Three Elements of Soul - Plato]

The element that is inclined toward reason but understands the demands of passion; the part that loves honor and victory.

“All knowledge leads to God.”

“Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”

He believed that the human being is both a soul and body, and the body senses, such as imagination, memory, reason, and mind through which the soul experienced the world.

The aspects of the self/soul according to Saint Augustin are:

“Cogito ergo sum.” (I think; therefore I am.)

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”

French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher who formulated the first modern version of mind body dualism.

He is generally regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.

Rene Descartes' claims about the “self” are:

By doubting his own existence, he proved that there is a thinking entity that is doing the act of doubting.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It is conscious, thinking substance that is unaffected by time.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It is material substance that changes through time.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It is known only to itself.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It can be doubted; The public can correct claims about the body.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It is not made up of parts. It is both conscious and aware of itself.

[Rene Descartes' Claims about the Soul and the Body]

It is made up of physical, quantifiable, divisible parts.