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Man is the only creature who governs and directs himself and his actions, who sets up ends for himself and his purpose, and who freely orders meansfor the attainment of his aims.
Immanuel Kant
is the only creature who governs and directs himself and his actions, who sets up ends for himself and his purpose, and who freely orders meansfor the attainment of his aims.
Man
Every man is thus an end in himself and should never be treatedmerelyasa
Means
Every man is thus an end in himself and should never be treatedmerelyasa means. A person should not be used as a tool, instrument or devicetoaccomplish another’s private ends.
Immanuel Kant
God created man in His image; in the divine image He created him; maleandfemale He created them. God blessed them, saying, “Be fertile and multiply; fill theearth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds intheair, and all the living things that move the earth.
Genesis 1:24-28
In this passage we can think of the self as like the image of
God
“The soul is what makes us humans”
St. Augustine:
believes that a virtuous life is a dynamism of love.
St. Augustine
Loving God means loving one’s fellowmen; and loving one’s fellowmendenotes n
never doing any harm to another.
Loving God means loving one’s fellowmen; and loving one’s fellowmendenotes never doing any harm to another
St. Augustine
According to the bible it is ” is the multi-bejeweled crown of creation
self
The “self” is the multi-bejeweled crown of creation—the many gems thereof representing and radiating the glorious facets of man’s self that include the physical, intellectual, moral, religious, social, political, economic, emotional, sentient, aesthetic, sensual and sexual aspects.
The Holy Bible
-is the subject of one’s own experience of phenomena, perception, emotions, thoughts
Sociological Perspective of Self
(self-identity, self-concept, self-perspective)- is acollection of beliefs about oneself.
Self-concept
this is the knowledge of one’s mental states including one’s beliefs and desires
Self-knowledge-
- refers to having esteem in one’s self (having self- confidence and feeling good about yourself)
Self-esteem
- is a part of the self that engages face to face in relation to others.
Social Self
can include gender, place of residence, age, or any othercategorization that helps to characterize a person identity
Social Self
Charles Cooley
: Looking Glass Self
. George Mead
Social Self
