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• 2 dichotomous reals
• physical
• ideal
THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY OF SELF
Socrates (know thyself)
• English philosopher
• Scottish philosopher
• people experience is just a bundle or collection of
different perceptions
• Distinct Entities
• Impressions - basic sensations of people
experience; vivid perceptions and are strong and
lively
• Ideas - thoughts and images from impressions
THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY OF SELF
Immanuel Kant (We Construct the Self)
• German philosopher
• British philosopher
• he believes that the self is a pattern of behaviour, the
tendency or a disposition of a person to behave in a
certain way in a certain circumstances.
• "I act, therefore I am"
• mind and body are linked
THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY OF SELF
Paul Churchland (The Self is the Brain)
• Canadian philosopher