The Self in Western and Eastern Thoughts Group 5

THE SELF IN WESTERN AND
EASTERN THOUGHTS
GROUP 5
 EASTERN- also called
Oriental; represents Asia
 WESTERN- represents
Europe and Northern
America
REPORTED BY:DELA CRUZ

EASTERN THOUGHTS
 In the eastern thoughts the self is not the focus.

Confucianism and Taoism still situate the self within a bigger
context. In striving to become a better person, one does not
create a self that is beneficial to the community as well as to
be in harmony with anything else.
WESTERN THOUGHTS
 In the western thoughts the perspective does not discount the role of environment
society in the formation of the self but the focus is always looking toward the
self. For a western influenced thought, one has to compare himself in order to be
better, create associations and bask in the glory of that group for self-esteem, in
other words putting primacy to the realization of supremacy of the self.
To be a chun-tzu, man has to live by these principles:
Li Cheng Hsiao
is the principle of self- means sincerity and
is love for the immediate
restraint and sense of unwavering devotion to
family and then society.
propriety. god.
Yi Xin Jen
means being kind and
is the principle of is the principle of
humane to your fellow
righteousness. honesty in life.
beings.
REPORTED BY:DE LEON

Confucius specifies the five important
relationships:
 King to subject
 Father to son
 Husband to wife
 Older brother to younger brother
 Friend to friend
CONFUCIANISM
 The self in Confucianism is subdued self. It is conditioned to

respond to perceptions, not of its own needs and aspirations,
but of social requirements and obligations.
TAOISM
 In Taoism, the self is not just an extension of the family or the community; it is
part of a universe, one of the forms and manifestations of the Tao. The ideal self is
selflessness but this is not forgetting about the self, it is living a balanced life with
society and nature, being open and accepting to change, forgetting about prejudices
and egocentric ideas and thinking about equality as well as other beings (Ho 1995).
In this way one is able to act spontaneously because he will not be restricted by
some legalistic standards but because he is in harmony with everything.
REPORTED BY:CHAVEZ
TAOISM
 Taoism is a religous or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes

living in harmony with the Tao or the Way.
 Tao denotes the principle that is the source, pattern and substance of everything
that exists.
 Taoism disavows a hierarchical view of the self, society, or cosmos.
 The self is but one of the countless manifestations of the Tao. It is an extension of
the cosmos.
TAOISM
 The perfect man has no self; the spiritual man has no achievement; the true sage
has no name. The ideal is thus selflessness.
 The selfless person leads a balance life, in harmony with both nature and society.
When selflessness is attained, the distinction between “I” and “other” disappears.
One may then act with complete spontaniety.
BUDDHISM
 The doctrine of anatman (sanskrit; anatta in Pali) is the core teaching of

Buddhism. According to this doctrine, there is no “self” in the sense of a
permanent, integral, autonomous being within in individual existence. What we
think of as our self, the “me” that inhabits our body, is just an ephemeral
experience.
 The ultimate goal is Nirvana (enlightenment). The English enlightenment

sometimes refers heightened intellect and reason.
 The original Buddhists used the word “bodhi” which means “awakened”. The
word Buddha is derived from bodhi and means “the awakened one”.
REPORTED BY:CHAN
BUDDHISM
 The Buddha taught that an individual is a combination of

five aggregates of existence, also called the Five Skandhas
or the five heaps.
FIVE SKANDHAS
 Form- our physical form.
 Sensation- made up of our feelings, both emotional and physical, and our
senses like seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling.
 Perception- means thinking, conceptualization, cognition, and reasoning.
 Mental Formations- includes habits, prejudices, predispositions, and volition or

willfulness.
 Consciousness- awareness of or sensitivity to an object, but without

conceptualization.
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THE SELF IN WESTERN AND

REPORTED BY:DELA CRUZ

 In the eastern thoughts the self is not the focus.

REPORTED BY:DE LEON

 Older brother to younger brother

 The self in Confucianism is subdued self. It is conditioned to

 Taoism is a religous or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes

 Taoism disavows a hierarchical view of the self, society, or cosmos.

 The doctrine of anatman (sanskrit; anatta in Pali) is the core teaching of

 The ultimate goal is Nirvana (enlightenment). The English enlightenment

 The Buddha taught that an individual is a combination of

 Form- our physical form.

 Perception- means thinking, conceptualization, cognition, and reasoning.

 Mental Formations- includes habits, prejudices, predispositions, and volition or

 Consciousness- awareness of or sensitivity to an object, but without

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