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Philosophy Concept Map
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Being Human
Identity
- defined as the relation that a thing bears only to itself
- what makes you, you?
- what outside influences make us who we are
- memory, bundle, and body theory
Identity
Human Nature
- Nature vs Nurture
-Do biological aspects or environmental aspects have a bigger impact on who we become
-Fixed vs Malleability
- Behavorism
-Behaviors are defined and caused by conditioning
- Locke
-Born tabula rasa, blank slates & have no Human Nature
- Rousseau
-Born good, society undermines and corrupts our Human Nature
Human Nature
Personhood
Personhood
- Genetic Criterion- Human DNA dictates personhood
- Cognitive Criteria- Consciousness, Reasoning, Self-Motivated Activity, Capacity to Communicate , Self-Awareness
- Social Criterion- Society must recognize you as a person
- Gradient Theory- Personhood comes in degrees, a person can have more or less
- Agency- the capacity to make choices, condition of personhood
Freedom
Freedom
What is freedom? Do you believe you have freedom? Well some beleive that you are not truly free and that free will is an illusion. This is called hard determinism which states that all actions are chosen before you make then. Soft determinism on the other hand believe that you have the ability to make decisions that can impact your life. While capatabilism which is a mix of both theories.
Mind & Body
Mind &
Body
-Monistic
-Immaterial
-Brain Monistic Functionalism
-Material
-Body + Mind Dualism, Descartes
-Body
-Physical
-Monistic
-Materialistic
The Self & the Other
The Self & the Other
The debate between
1. The self exists
- Bundle Theory, Memory Theory, Memory Theory
2. No self; illusion
Anguish - choosing for yourself is choosing for all
Do our actions affect others?
Christian existentialists: essence precedes existence
Atheistic existentialists: existence precedes essence