Long Term Project 1

Answer the following questions as honestly as possible.
1. According to Socrates, what is your ‘self’ made of?
“Every human being possessed an immortal soul that survived the physical body”
2. If that is what your ‘self’ is made of, how should you care for that ‘self’?
By keeping my physical body healthy and firm so I could have a healthier soul.
3. “Know thyself” was Socrates’ advice. Considering the nature of your ‘self’, share an
experience that proves that you do not know yourself.
I have my past experience during senior high school I got into trouble with my best friend. I
confronted him in the middle of my classmates with a louder voice and things went follow,later
on we brought to our guidance counselor. These is the great example of not knowing too much
of myself because admittedly, I am a very shy person and silent ,it was just that time where I
don’t have a good day , pressure and unstable mind setting.
4. Without this work on yourself, life is worthless, according to Socrates. Do you agree? If
yes, why? If no, why not?
No, I don’t believe that without a work of oneself a life would be worthless because there is
what we called “staging” like it depends on the person how he choose to discover, connect and
know himself. And also, there is a right and perfect time every person must know hisself.
Therefore, life for me is very vast and meaningful, if you cant be good doing one thing then
there will be more thousand interesting things to do, we are worthy.
5. According to Plato, the body is just a shell, a prison house of the soul. Because of this
thought, to which should you give more attention? How?
We should give more attention to ourself. As what just have said, the body is just a shell if it is
so we give attention to self-development and self-improvement because just like snail whom
thriving alone just to survive we also as human must step-up and be strong enough to conquer
the outside world without any dependability. Speaking of attention, people around you also
must be on your list as they will help you to each and every time of your race and so you could
build you self, the mightiest.
6. As learned from Plato, my imperishable soul has primacy over my perishable body. Have
you nourished your soul, or have you neglected it? Have you cared to grow in the world
of ideas? Or have you confined yourself to the material world?
7. You must have heard of the so-called “Platonic love”. What is this about? Does this have
something to do with Plato’s thoughts?
Platonic love, as devised by Plato, concerns rising through levels of closeness to wisdom and
true beauty, from carnal attraction to individual bodies to attraction to souls, and eventually,
union with the truth. Platonic love is contrasted with romantic love. Platonic relationships are
those characterized by friendship and lacking romantic or sexual aspects, in contrast with
romantic relationships.
8. How do you develop virtue according to Aristotle? Can this Chinese proverb help? Is this
proverb in accordance with Aristotle’s teaching on virtue?
“Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your
words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions
become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be
careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.” -Chinese proverb,
author unknown
9. What did Aristotle mean by the theory of the Golden Mean?
The basic principle of the golden mean, laid down by Aristotle 2,500 years ago is moderation, or
striving for a balance between extremes. The golden mean focuses on the middle ground
between two extremes, but as Aristotle suggests, the middle ground is usually closer to one
extreme than the other.
10. Confucius also taught the Golden Mean. Is this the same as the Golden Mean of
Aristotle?
No
11. What is the nature of the 'self’ according to St. Augustine?
Augustine’s sense of self is his relation to God, both in his recognition of God’s love and his
response to it—achieved through self-presentation, then self-realization. Augustine believed
one could not achieve inner peace without finding God’s love. The physical body was radically
different from and inferior to the immortal soul.
12. Do you agree with St. Augustine’s teaching that the self finds perfect happiness only in
God? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Yes, I strongly believe in that. As human Christian as I am, I commit everything to God my
happiness, my life and future. Though we can still be happy right now with the things we buy
and used but it is only temporary happiness and it is more oftentimes we observed in today’s
society otherwise perfect happiness is not lavish and pleasure but rather an eternal and
genuine kind of hapiness.
13. We can find in ourselves the answers to our questions by introspection. Break down the
problem. We just need a quiet world and a rational mind. There is such a thing as beauty
of quiet reflection. Is this advice in keeping with Descartes’ concept of the self? Why or
why not?
14. Emotions belong to the scope of bodily functions. It is a common perception that people
who factor in emotions in their activities and decisions are viewed to be less rational
and, therefore, cannot be taken seriously. Do you agree? Why or why not?
15. Explain the basis for Locke’s claim that no person can be subordinated to another.
16. Which among Locke’s thoughts strikes you most? What does this mean to you? Any
personal message?
17. For a person not to fall or not to be corrupt, which ‘self’ given by Kant should be
strengthened?
18. Did Ryle believe that the self consists of a separate body and mind?
19. To develop yourself, is it enough to accumulate knowledge? What did Ryle teach?
20. The self is mind and body intertwined based on Ryle’s thoughts. So how must you care
for yourself then?
21. Does Churchland believe in Dualism?
22. Given Churchland’s neurobiological explanation of a person’s behavior, is a person free
to determine what he does and does not do?
23. For Churchland, decision-making and moral behavior are a biological phenomenon.
Were there moments when you knew the right thing to do and yet you could not do it
due to a biological reason over which you have no control?

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Answer the following questions as honestly as possible.

1. According to Socrates, what is your ‘self’ made of?

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