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Understanding the self subject is all about exploring the different perspectives
people have in their minds. This was my initial thought of what the subject was. I knew
that many of the activities that we’ve done in this class would stimulate my mind.
Learning new theories that contribute to a better understanding of “true self” is
something that I enjoy immensely. No matter the subject matter’s level of difficulty, I
enjoy learning what I consider to be a reality.
Also, What I have learned during this class about what understanding the self is.
It is a broad topic and can be hard to understand. We know that class about philosophy
defiantly makes me think and makes my brain turn all the time.
My experience in this subject is that sentences - and thoughts generally - are not
unstructured streams of consciousness. This is especially clear in languages where you
have to plan your sentences ahead of time in order to ensure the gender of your words
is in reconciliation. This subject taught me that anything could be a 'thing' - it just
depends on how you look at it. And that there are different types of things and other
types of types of things.
I've learned through this subject that nobody is unique, and everyone is special.
That nothing is real, and everything is accurate. That there infinite ways we can
describe and divide up the entities in the world, that in practice we fall into habits of
seeing and reasoning about the world based on our experiences and the influence of
those around us.
Any teacher can awaken a student’s belief in themselves. Frost encourages the
idea of inspiring curiosity and sparking the desire for knowledge in students. As a
teacher, you are the best guide for your students to move towards this kind of
illumination. Get students curious about discovering knowledge for themselves, and
focus on their interests, inherent skills, and natural talents.
I believe that the most valuable insights that I’ve gained from studying
understanding the self are that the more you learn, the more you realize what you do
not know, and that being arrogant or overly-confident about one’s views (or in other
words, being close-minded) is flawed.