Lesson 5 The Self in Western and Eastern Thought
Lesson 5 The Self in Western and Eastern Thought
Lesson 5 The Self in Western and Eastern Thought
Lesson objectives
• Differentiate the concept of self according to western thoughts
against eastern/oriental perspectives;
• Explain the concept of self as found in Asian thoughts; and
• Create a representation of the Filipino self.
Individualistic Self
• A person sees himself as capable
of living his own life, doing the
things that he would love to do,
making his own mistakes and
learning from his experiences.
• This is the individual who is aware
of his rights and the limitations of
his freedom in the extant society.
Collective Self
• In the culture of the East, the development of a collective self is
ingrained into the individual.
• Collective self is the group self to which the person belongs to.
• As for Buddhism, the self, with all its connections and selfish
ideas, is totally taken, not just out of the center of the picture,
but out of the whole picture as a whole.
exercise
Complete this sentence five times:
“I am ____________”