IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE IMPACT OF THE

THREE (3) IMPORTANT LIFE EVENTS TO THEIR PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW TO

PHILOSOPHERS
EVENTS PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF YOUR SELF-
THE SELF UNDERSTANDING
Socrates helps society by using the
Socratic method, a series of Socrates helps me in critical
questions that can examine a thinking that everything in this
theory or another person's beliefs. world is like gossip that anything I
The Socratic method is used in hear I need to be filtered it using
 Socratic Method
1. Socrates- (469-399 court trials because it helps the the Socratic method, so I will
 Two Dichotomous
B.C.E), Ancient Greek prosecutor and lawyer interrogate know if it’s true or not. Using also
realms
Philosopher. those accused of that crime. his philosophy about questioning, I
 Self- the -soul. Socrates's concept of philosophy think I will find my purpose in life
allows society to think and that should I do these things in life,
question the saying other people to and it will help me enlighten
how they come upon that myself and be a better person.
conclusion.
2. Plato- (428-348 B.C.E),  Immortal soul, Plato helps society in the concept Plato helps me to understand the
Ancient Greek  The three part of the of in Theory of Forms. Theory of meaning of the soul. The soul is
Philosopher. soul reason, appetite, forms has two ideas: the world not always the relation of god or
and spirit and passion, forms (non-physical thing), and something related to religion. I
 He formulates the the world of sense (reality) that the think the soul is finding its
Theory of Forms. world of forms is physical, real, purpose. We need to find it and
and permanent while the world of find the soul's purpose. I believe
mind is temporary and a replica of the soul is the people's passion that
an ideal world. Plato believes that if they lose their love on what they
people need to focus more on the love to do, there is also a
spiritual realm because it possibility that they might be lost
replicates their true self, so society on their way or losing the will to
needs to focus more on it. live because they didn't know what
their purpose is in life. So, if you
find your essence or purpose in
 life, you need to nourish it so that
you can face any possible
challenge in life. Finding my true
soul or nourishing my soul will
help me to be the better person I
wanted.
3. Aristotle- (384-322 B.E),  Anything with life have Aristotle helps society in the Aristotle helps me finding my
Ancient Greek soul, Three kinds of concept of finding the happiness inner peace in life. If I do his
Philosopher. soul: Vegetative soul, of the soul. People now a day it’s saying about happiness, maybe or I
sentiment, rational. hard to find the purpose of the joy will be a better or improved
 The pursuit of happiness of the soul. Because the nature of version of myself because if I
is a search for a good the people about satisfaction or always make my decision like I’m
life that includes doing happiness in life is unlimited like putting my knowingly and
virtuous actions. people have a different kind of willingly on every decision I make
 He does not consider happiness in life like people in my life, I will have inner peace
that the body and soul finding their joy in the material because I will not be repenting to
as separated entities. things or to the people they love, my decision again and again.
and also people are finding Aristotle helps me also and
pleasure in achievements and enlightens me that happiness is not
rewards they get in their lifetime. about material things,
And addition, Aristotle also says achievement, life, and people you
that pursuing true happiness is interact with within your daily
doing the right thing that you lives. Satisfaction is about self and
knowingly and willingly act on finding your inner peace in mind.
that specific scenario or problem.
So Aristotle helps the society that
if you wanted to do something,
you need to put all of your passion
to it so even if you fail in your
choices in life, you will not end to
repenting yourself at the end of the
day because you don’t choose the
 right thing you would know.
 Believes that the
physical body is radically
different from the inferior
St. Augustine helps society
to its inhabitant the
understand that the soul is part of
immortal soul. St. Augustine teach me that if I
God, the creator of the earth and
 Believes that the soul is have doubt or soul crisis to myself,
heaven. That the soul we use right
4. St. Augustine- (354-430 the governs and define I should go to God to help and
now is going to the home of
C.E), Early Christian man. guided me to the path he wanted
heaven if we die. St. Augustine
Philosopher.  Develops the me to go so I will be blessed and
also teaches the people the concept
fundamental concept of of doctrine that if you wanted to away from the evil entities that
the human person and save your life, you need to praise were trying to hurt me.
thus provides the God, your creator.
philosophical principle, “I
am doubting there for I
am.
5. Rene Descartes- (1596-  Rational Theory, Rene Descartes helps society in Rene Descartes taught me that I
1650), Early Modern  Mind-Dualism the concept of Rationalizing every should always think outside the
Philosopher.  Cogito ergo sum. decision we encounter in our lives. box and consider the consequences
Most people in our community if I choose this decision. Being
always drag the inflow of rational to every decision I make
decisions like they are constantly in life will help me be a better
manipulated by the numbers of version of myself because now I
people who choose that kind of will think about my every move to
decision. An example of this is the conclusion I make.
when our society will elect a new
series of politicians that govern
our government. On election days,
most people are going to the flow
when everyone chooses that
candidate on their running on the
specific part of the government.
 As a result of this kind of mindset,
you are relying to the choices of
other people, and if they failed on
their decision, you would also be
part of it because you are just
going to the flow like them. Rene
Descartes help us that we should
be rational in our decision in our
life like you should consider the
good side and dark side of the
decision you make. So, at the end
of the day, you are not repenting
to the conclusion you make in
your life because you believe that
the right thing in that scenario
6. John Locke- (1632-  Tabula rasa, John Locke helps society in the John Locke helps me that I’m like
1704), Early Modern  He believes that concept that all people in this a canvas in this world trying to
Philosopher. personal identity, is world is like blank canvas. paint my own. The concept of
constructed primarily by Nowadays, people always envy Tabula Rasa helps me that I should
senses. other achievements that they never not envy the achievement of other
 Personal Identity is realize the hard work and sacrifice people. Because the sacrifice they
made possible by being they do to go to the top. But we make on the top is so complex and
aware of the world that didn’t know that they also have a painful as they are achieving their
our senses perceived. blank canvas that has no style and goals in life, people should not
is plain, but they do something on envy the achievement of other
their canvas to make it more people but try to appreciate the
beautiful and elegant to the eyes of hard work and sacrifice they do to
others. So, what are you going to go on top. People should make
do to makes your canvas to be their canvas more beautiful and
more attractive? I think the things elegant. And I learned that canvas
you can do to make your canvas is not about the achievement you
look beautiful and elegant are your do or the goals you get in life,
 people, because I think the true
achievement and goals in life. So, meaning of the blank canvas is the
people should know that every personality you have as a person.
person in this world is the same. Because if you are a lovely person,
And at the end of the day, people your canvas Is a kind of happiness
are just the ones who chose if they theme, but if your character is
are going to paint their canvas or more on the sad person, your
stay it like a blank canvas. canvas might be sorrow and
depressed theme.
David Hume helps society
 Bundle theory. understand that people have a
 He proposes that bundle of emotions and David Hume teach me that I need
different sensations are perceptions that the community to respect other people's
in a constant are in needs to consider. David Hume perspectives towards on scenario
7. David Hume- (1711- constant continuum that says that people in the or problem. It also helps me that if
1776), Early Modern is invariable and not organization have different I appreciate people's different
Philosopher. constant. perceptions towards the scenario. opinions in conversation, it will
 Self-knowledge People always need to respect not end in the conflict between the
depends on one’s other people's perceptions so that person I am conversing with and
conscious experience society will not have a conflict in me.
and perception. the long run because people have
their own beliefs in life.
8. Immanuel Kant- (1724-  He makes the Immanuel Kant helps society Immanuel Kant helps me realize
1804), Early Modern Transcendental with the concept that people's that maybe I am experiencing a
Philosopher. deduction. brains are getting sharper by the hard time studying, but when time
 He believes human mind experience he gets in life. So, goes by, I will also get through all
is an active shaper of people are evolving their brain, or these hindrances I’m facing
experience. it makes it more active by the because my experience and hard
 He believes that the self essence experience. For example, work of mine will be paid off.
is an organizing principle when we are kinder or in grade After all, knowledge is sharpening
that make’s a unified school, we are only experiencing my brain.
and intelligible primary education, but when time
 flies, the education we are
experiencing is complex and
crucial to the point it will melt
your brain. But will pay off the
experience you do and the
sacrifice you make to go on that,
experience possible.
and you can answer all the hard
questions that you thought is hard
at first, but in reality, it's only a
piece of paper because of the help
of experience that sharping your
brain in the time.
9. Sigmund Freud- (1856-  Believed that self Sigmund Freud teaches society in Sigmund Freud helps me
1939), Modern consists three layers: the concept every person in this understand that people have their
Philosopher conscious, unconscious, world has a different structure of perspective when it comes to
preconscious. the mind, the id (instinct), ego themselves on how they wanted to
 Develop structural (reality), and superego (morality). see them or how they wanted to
model of mind the Id, In our lives, we should consider treat them. So, Sigmund Freud
ego, superego. this three as the foundation of the helps me be sensitive to what I say
 He made the mind of people. Example ego, or
in front of people so I cannot
Psychosexual Stage. we can say how you see yourself?
destroy their ego and get conflict
Like, do you see yourself inferior
to others, something like that. Ego between the one person I am
is also why most people are conversing with and me.
arguing to each other because of
their point of view on themselves.
Another example superego is how
people react to their choices in
life. This is the test of a person's
morality, like how they choose to
be good or to be harmful in the
options or the track they will
 choose.
Gilbert Ryle helps society with
the concept our behavior is related
to ourselves. Because sometimes
the people around us can judge us
Gilbert Ryle teach me that a
because of the behavior we do in
person's behavior is reflecting
front of them like they assume
themselves. If they are showing
that's the natural person because
their behavior to you, the person
 The concept of mind we behave like that. For example,
we meet is like they are willing to
 He has philosophical if the person acts happy in front of
10. Gilbert Ryle-(1900- offer you their true self. I can also
principle stated that “I many people, what is come upon
1976), Modern apply to my connection to other
act therefore I am. their mind, the person like that has
Philosopher. people that I need to be true about
 He believes that self a positive life. But sometimes,
the behavior that is showing to
comes from the behavior people working like that hide their them, so I can avoid the
pain, so the person around them
awkwardness If they see the
does not worry about them.
authentic self that I need to hide
Sometimes the person's behavior
from them.
is not always reflecting the self
because sometimes people are
trying to hide their true self using
the behavior they use.
11. Paul Churchland-  He believes that self is Paul Churchland helps society in Paul Churchland helps me that I
(1942), Modern brain. the concept of the should live on reality and not on
Philosopher.  He advocates the idea difference between reality my dreams. Because the dream is a
of eliminative and imagination. Paul fantasy world that everything we
materialism Churchland allows the wanted is in there. If I wish to
 He believes the community that people make it a reality, I will need to
physical brain and not should always rely only on work hard to achieve the dream I
the imaginary brain, reality and not the wanted In life.
gives people the sense imagination they are
of self. dreaming about. Because
it's okay to desire the
 things you wanted in your
life but to make it real, you
should do something in
reality to achieve your
dream world.
 He believes that Maurice Merleau Ponty helps
consciousness is a society in the concept of
dynamic form of consciousness. People nowadays
responsible for actively should be aware to their
structuring conscious surroundings in the physical realm
Maurice Merleau Ponty helps me
ideas and physical or the spiritual realm. Because if
that I should be aware of my
behavior. you are familiar with your
surroundings because it will help
 He believes also that the surroundings, it will help you and
12. Maurice Merleau Ponty- me be a better person. Using it, I
physical body to be an can take away from bad things that
(1908-1961), Modern will be more aware and control the
important of what makes may happen to you. And it can
Philosopher. emotion or behavior in front of
up the subjective self. make your decisions in life more
other people, not making them
 He made a book titled easily because now you are aware uncomfortable and avoiding
phenomenology of of what will happen if you choose
conflict.
perception stated that this decision and how it affects
everything that people your life after selecting it.
aware of is contained
within the
consciousness.

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