Who said “Know thyself” and emphasized introspection?
Socrates
Which philosopher believed the soul has three parts: reason, spirit, and appetite?
Plato
Who declared “Cogito, ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am)?
René Descartes
Which philosopher argued the self is just a bundle of perceptions?
David Hume
Who critiqued dualism with the phrase “ghost in the machine”?
Gilbert Ryle
Who developed the Looking-Glass Self theory?
Charles Horton Cooley
What are the three stages of the Looking-Glass Self?
Imagination, Interpretation, Self-feeling
Who developed the Social Self Theory?
George Herbert Mead
In Mead’s theory, what is the difference between the “I” and the “Me”?
“I” is spontaneous; “Me” is socialized.
What are significant others vs. generalized others in Mead’s theory?
Significant others = direct influence (parents); generalized others = society’s norms.
At what age does the Preparatory Stage occur?
Birth to age 2
Which stage involves imaginative play, like pretending to be a parent?
Play Stage (ages 3–6)
At what stage do children understand multiple roles and rules?
Game Stage (around age 7)
Which stage introduces the concept of generalized others?
Game Stage
A child pretending to be a teacher or parent. What stage is this?
Play Stage
Who believed the self is inseparable body and soul (hylomorphism)?
Aristotle
Which philosopher tied the self to union with God and original sin?
Saint Augustine
Who emphasized the transcendental (inner) and empirical (outer) self?
Immanuel Kant
Who founded psychoanalysis and focused on the ego balancing id and superego?
Sigmund Freud
Who argued the self is shaped by brain activity (neurophilosophy)?
Paul Churchland
Joshua imagines how his classmates see him during a presentation. Which theory is this?
Cooley’s Looking-Glass Self
A child playing baseball and understanding multiple roles illustrates which stage?
Game Stage (Mead)
Maria choosing a career based on her values reflects which philosopher’s idea?
Socrates (Know thyself)
Toby’s dancing as body + soul inseparable reflects which philosopher?
Aristotle
Joseph expressing identity through dance as bodily experience reflects which thinker?
Maurice Merleau-Ponty