WHO SAID Know Yourself?

WHO SAID Know Yourself? When Socrates, an Athenian moral philosopher, cautioned “man know thyself” most scholars were inclined to have construed it from a banal perspective. WHO SAYS know yourself? In Ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates famously declared that the unexamined life was not worth living. Asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could

Who Argues That There Is No Self?

Who Argues That There Is No Self? The Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna (~200 CE), extensively wrote about rejecting the metaphysical entity called attā or ātman (self, soul), asserting in chapter 18 of his Mūlamadhyamakakārikā that there is no such substantial entity and that “Buddha taught the doctrine of no-self”. Why did Hume say that there is

What Is False Self?

What Is False Self? The false self is an artificial persona that people create very early in life to protect themselves from re-experiencing developmental trauma, shock, and stress in close relationships. Meaning, our delusionary self-creation process starts early in our childhood. What are the characteristics of false self? TRUE SELF FALSE SELF Compassionate Other-oriented, overly