Quiz on Eastern and Western Self

Which philosophy believes that 'the self' is an illusion?

• Western Self

• Eastern Self

• Taoism

• Confucianism

Which culture is individualistic in nature?

• Hinduism

• Western

• Taoism

• Eastern

According to Geertz, how is the Western concept of self defined?

• An extension of family or community

• A code of ethical conduct

• An illusory fiction

• A bounded, unique, more or less integrated motivational and cognitive universe

Which school of Indian thought is based on Upanishads and believes in the concept of Atman being identical to Brahman?

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Western Self

Which philosophy believes that the self is part of the universe and one of the forms and manifestations of the Tao?

• Western Self

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

What is the main focus of Confucianism regarding the self?

• Having a harmonious social life

• Comparing in order to be better

• Finding self as a given part of the divine

• Living according to the way of the Tao

What is the main difference between Eastern and Western Self philosophies?

• Belief in afterlife

• Focus on community

• View of self existence

• Attitude towards nature

Who traced the earliest historical roots of the Western concept of the self?

• David Ho

• Edward T. Hall

• Frank Johnson

• Sigmund Freud

What is not an element of the Eightfold Path?

• Right Effort

• Right Choice

• Right Speech

• Right Conduct

What does not fall under the Five Cardinal Relationships?

• Between Father and Son

• Between Siblings

• Between Brothers

• Between Friends