Philosophy
โ Is the study of ideas about
knowledge, truth, the nature and
meaning of life, etc. The study of
philosophy will help us evaluate
ourselves, analyze concepts, and
synthesize different perspectives
that will result in an understanding
of essential information.
โ How the truth will impact or affect
our lives
Jock Locke
- (Self identity depends on
consciousness or memory)
โ Was an English philosopher and
physician, widely regarded as one
of the most influential of
Enlightenment thinkers and
commonly known as The father of
Liberalism
โ Liberalism
โ A political and social
philosophy that promotes
individual rights, civil
liberties, democracy and
free enterprise
โ Typically believes that
government is necessary to
protect individuals from
being harmed by others,
but they also recognize that
government itself cam pose
a threat to liberty
โ Considered that personal identity
(or the self) depends on
consciousness (memory) and not
on the substance of either the soul
of the body
โ Consciousness
โ Being aware that we are
thinking- a;ways
accompanies thinking and if
an essential part of the
thinking process
โ You know or you are aware
that you are thinking
โ What makes possible our
belief that we are the same
identity in different times
and different places.
โ Self identity is not founded on the
body substance , as the body may
change while the person remains
same
โ Identity of human is based on their
consciousness
โ Since personal identity is based on
consciousness, and only oneself
can be aware of oneโs
consciousness, exterior human
judges may never know if they are
really judging- and punishing-the
same person, or simply the same
body.
โ When you are conscious, you are
aware of what you are doing so
that you can be judge. When you
are not conscious youโre not
yourself.
โ We are in truth only responsible for
the act of which we are conscious
โ This forms the basis of the insanity
defense-one cannot be held
accountable for acts of which one
was unconscious
โ The person that claim unconscious
should prove that they are really
not themselves at that moment.
โ Lock holds that consciousness can
be transferred frim one soul to
another that personal identity goes
with consciousness
โ If there have
consciousness, there have
personal identity or the self
is there
David Hume
โ (There is no self, because of the
different perceptions)
โ Scottish Enlightenment
philosopher, historian, economist,
librarian and essayist, who is best
known today for his highly
