Chapter 1, Part 1: Philosophical Perspectives (GE USELF)

Which philosopher would most likely agree with the statement, "The self cannot be understood without considering the body’s interaction with the world"?

• Immanuel Kant
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty

How do Christian Philosophers like St. Augustine generally differ from Early Greek Philosophers like Aristotle in their views on the self?

• Focus on reason over theology

• Emphasis on introspection

• Introduction of a theological perspective

• Separation of mind and body

Which philosophical standpoint reconciles elements of both rationalism and empiricism?

• Rationalism by Descartes

• Early Greek Philosophers

• Transcendental Idealism by Kant

• Christian Philosophers

"I think, therefore I am" most directly correlates with which philosophical perspective on the self?

• Embodied consciousness

• Mind-body dualism

• Transcendental idealism

• Empiricism

Who among the philosophers discussed would most likely view the self as a "bundle of perceptions"?

• René Descartes

• Aristotle

• David Hume

• Maurice Merleau-Ponty

What aspect of the self would most interest a phenomenologist?

• Rational introspection

• Bodily interaction with the world

• Continuity of consciousness

• Mind-body interaction

Who among the philosophers would most likely argue against the notion that the mind is a "blank slate" at birth?

• Aristotle

• John Locke

• René Descartes

• Maurice Merleau-Ponty

In which philosophical tradition is the self most closely tied to ethical living and virtue?

• Rationalism

• Early Greek Philosophers

• Christian Philosophers

• Empiricism

Who would be the most likely to consider ethical considerations as intrinsic to understanding the self?

• John Locke

• Aristotle

• David Hume

• Immanuel Kant

Who among the philosophers discussed would most likely argue for the primacy of sensory experience in shaping self-understanding?

• John Locke

• René Descartes

• Socrates

• Immanuel Kant