The Concept of Self
The essential component of a human person which includes human persons’ belief, desire, dreams, and intentions.
The inherent value and importance of human person.
What is dignity?
A human person is just a body and nothing more.
What is unspirited body view?
It is through our limitations that possibilities become real.
What is the paradox of poossibility in limitation?
The way to achieve transcendent enlightenment in Buddhism.
What is The Eight-Fold Path?
The essential features of the human person which includes one’s body type, strengths, and appearances.
What is physical self?
Ability to course the direction of one's own life.
What is self-determination?
Duality of the human body and spirit where the body is merely a vessel for the spirit.
What is disembodied spirit view?
The source of suffering according to Buddhism.
What is desire?
Liberation from the Law of Karma and Transmigration of soul in Hinduism.
What is Moksha?
Man as species.
What is human?
Also called externality or the capacity of human persons go beyond their limited selves and embrace others.
What is capacity to interact?
Unity of the human body and spirit where one cannot meaningfully exist without the other.
What is embodied spirit view?
The cycle of birth and rebirth which limits a person from reaching enlightenment according to Hinduism.
What is samsara?
The philosophy which maximizes positive emotions and reduces negative emotions to hone virtues of character.
What is stoicism?
A person’s clear perception of oneself through the ability of one’s consciousness to look inward.
What is self-awareness?