MODULE 1 - LESSON 5 - Eastern and Western Concept
MODULE 1 - LESSON 5 - Eastern and Western Concept
MODULE 1 - LESSON 5 - Eastern and Western Concept
CONCEPTS OF SELF
OBJECTIVES:
After completing the lesson, the students are expected to:
1. Understand the Western concept of self.
2. Enumerate and discuss the different Eastern conceptions of self.
3. Compare Eastern and Western views of the self.
4. Examine your own conceptualization of self.
WESTERN THOUGHTS
• conducted scientific investigations in the effort to
understand the self and have developed theories and
concepts to account for the similarities and differences
among them.
Notable Philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Rene Confucius Lao Tzu Siddharta
Descartes, John Locke Gautama (Buddha)
Source of Knowledge Has made use of reason rather Has trusted intuition and is often
than faith to pursue wisdom. associated with religious beliefs.
Buddhism Hinduism
Confucianism Taoism
• Siddharta Gautama known as Buddha is
the founder of Buddhism.
• The root word of Buddhism is budh
meaning awake.
• To be awake may imply that when the
eyes are open, it would lead to
understanding more about the self and the
world.
• According to the teachings of Buddhism, every person has the seed of enlightenment,
hence, potential to be a Buddha. But the seed should be nurtured.
• In Buddhist philosophy, man is just a title for the summation of the five parts
(matter, sensation, perception, mental constructs, and consciousness) that compose
the individual, however each of the parts distinctly is not man.
• There is no self (or no-soul).
• There is only nothing and all else is an
illusion.
• There is nothing permanent, but change.