Understanding the Self 1.2
this period cannot be easily captured with a single descriptive term
contemporary philosophy
viewed the self as having a psyche with three parts. This he presented through both the topographical model of personality as well as the structural model of personality
sigmund freud
freud, Under the topographical model, the psyche is classified
subconscious
conscious
unconscious
freud, this is the part of the psyche that is readily available to the person which contains his thoughts and perceptions
conscious
freud, (otherwise called as pre-conscious) which is the seat of our memories, which may not be immediately given to the person but which he could call into his consciousness
subconscious
freud, topographical model, which is the seat of our hidden desires, fears, and instincts.
unconscious
freud, under the structural model, the psyche is classified
id, ego, superego
he developed a phenomenological view of the self
maurice merleau-ponty
for him self is an embodied subjectivity
maurice
maurice, his concept of____ refers to an entity that can never be objectified for known in a completely objective sort of way "i lived in my body"
lived body
freud, structural model, the part of the psyche which is the seat of our instincts in which functions under the pleasure principle
id
freud structural model, the rational part of our psyche and it follows the reality principle
ego
freud structural model, points to that part of the psych which contains the moral and social standards and values the society has taught us
superego
for himself maybe understood through one actions language and expressions.
gilbert ryle
who believed that you are who you are by how you behave
gilbert ryle
whose concept is the eliminative materialism
paul and patricia churchland
for them mental states are not the same with the brain states
churchlands
churchlands, eliminative materialist believe that we need to develop a new vocabulary and conceptual framework that is grounded in _______ and that will be more accurate reflection of the human mind and self
neuroscience
churchlands, this explains how mental concepts are mistaken and do not adequately allow people to know about what is going on with themselves
eliminative materialism