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Saturday, February 8, 2014
The Self
As we study the relationship between self-concept, self-esteem and how we communicate, take a moment to watch parts 1, 2 and 4 of the documentary Philosophy: Guide to Happiness.
The documentary Philosophy: Guide to Happiness talks about many concepts of philosophy. Among them were the sheep complex, how human being tend to follow others instead of breaking away from a group instead of having confidence in our own beliefs. Socrates, according to the documentary, wanted people to question aspects of their lives and why they are the way they are to open their minds on their actions and the importance of the self. We must scrutinize on what we believed instead of moving through life unthinking. Epicurus argues that we do not know ourselves enough to truly understand what makes us happy, thus we seek happiness through material possessions.
I must say that learning about Socrates' approach to self-enlightment on why we think certain ways really opened up my eyes to certain aspects of my beliefs and habits. I've always been one to question myself whenever I want to make a proper argument if the idea I'm trying to portray/defend is a logical one, and I always want to make sure I truly understand why I am expressing it. As far as Socrates' philosophical ways go, I believe that learning to question one's ideals can help to either give clarity as to why they do or don't truly feel a certain way, rather than rely on popular opinion from other people around them. This can also be applied towards the American society of today as most people follow the popular opinion in a basic manner rather than truly think for themselves on a certain issue or cause.
Interesting how Socrates and Montaigne refer to the mind in complete opposite perspectives. Socrates promoting thought and seeing the positive outcomes of reasoning while Montaigne conceives it as pollution only creating more consciousness a therefore more problems. MIND BLOWING!! LOL!
I agree in the documentary on how going to school doesnt make you wiser in life. Wisdom is developed through past experience life situation along with age. Also how self esteem can make you perceive of how you determined yourself and how others see how you are really with people.- Ashan
I thought the documentaries were very interesting to say the least. In the Guide to Happiness they talk about Socrates and how he challenged people to think critically about their beliefs. Also, to make sure and stand tall to your beliefs. He tries to show that the majority rule(or the sheep) do not always have the correct or true answers. He proves this with his life when the city condemns him to death, for asking question and saying what he truly believed. In my opinion we still need to be teaching this lesson.
I agree with the documentary about going to school don't make you wiser. It just gives you more knowledge. You grow wisdom by experience. Your age also have some help on how you decide. The younger you are careless and on spot, unlike when your older its more thought out. Your self esteem starts with how others see you. If a lot of people tell you the same thing, then it just might be true.
It is so true that education is everything and that going to school doesn't mean you are smart or wise . You might see that a person has his or her master, yet still have a low self-esteem. Having a high self-esteem isn't really good because if it's too much you risk hurting people around you .
This documentary is quite relatable to the society we live in. We all seek happiness in one way or another, searching but we don't understand what we really need. We must be confident on what we want and desire. Breaking out of a society and believing in yourself is essential. Also, many think that money or material is crucial to happiness but they are entirely wrong. Having friends is the number one ingredient to being happy in life and this is 100% true.
I found the documentary was filled with tons of lessons we should all try to learn in life.Such as not following the crowd and doing what we feel is correct to our logic and not what the people around us pressure us to do. I have found that in life we all try to fit in and go with what everyone else is doing even if we don't like it.Sad to say just like Socetres we all pay our own punishment for thinking different.It may not be a death sentence but people call those who are different weird and tend to stay away.The fear of rejection makes us into sheep following those we want to impress.Another thing which stuck to me was the idea that wisdom has nothing to do with what we learn in school.I have always thought schools should teach us more about life instead of making us memorize facts for a test.Things such as how to deal with hard times or how to find the right career for you should be taught. -Hermila Gomez
Socrates, despite he is unattractive, he is the only philosopher to have been given the honor of a fridge magnet! He believed humans were docile and were like sheep, that we passively follow each other. We believe others, particularly those that guide us, know what they are talking about. We trust those in authority. Socrates wanted everyone to examine what we believe. He thought everyone has a responsibility to reflect on our life.--@( KERVENS )!!!!!
We all have a different meaning on what self-esteem is and self concept is and how we all communicate with one another. I think it's all about how you carry yourself and being confident in yourself and your ability to do things is how people will perceive you as. Even with knowledge you shouldn't be looking down on people but when it comes down to it, it's like what they say, you look good you feel good.
I totally agree with this documentary. Going to school don't make you wiser. School gives you the power ok knowledge, in the other hand experience gives you the power od wisdom. The age and how mature somebody can be also have some help on making decisions through our life spam. Your self esteem reflects an overall emotional evaluation of your self, encompasses beliefs, emotions and shame. It also reflects how others see you, but is up to you if you want to believe what others say about you or not. Everyone should respect themselves and represent their own judgments of their own worthiness. I strongly believe that each one of us have to have our beliefs and/or philosophies and respect others as well. -DANIELA LOZANO. -Speech 3:00PM
This documentary is very interesting, i agree that going to school or having an education does not make a person wiser.Many of the most famous people didnt go to school and are were they want to be today with a high confidence level and are wise and very strong.Many people with degrees that spend many years in school my not be as wise and have such a high level of self-esteem. School doesn't define,I think we shouldnt follow the crowd and just lead our selves.Like the video talks about socrates and the way he challenged,we should always have our own belief. Also the video mentiones how sometimes we will question ourselves on why maybe 11 other people think different from us,but that shouldnt change what we first belived in no matter how many people disagree or think other wise.
The collection of films, "Philosophy: Guide to Happiness," on philosophical adventure were both intellectually stimulating and personally entertaining. I loved how the main speaker was passionate about the path to philosophical growth. In particular, I enjoyed learning about Socrates and Michel de Montaigne. Both philosophers were described as being intimately honest with their understanding of truth and untied by their privilege and surroundings. Socrates, despite unpopular and repeatedly described as being ugly, would ask his neighbors and noblemen the hardest questions he could muster. It is amazing that he was willing to die for his beliefs with grace and honor. Michel would practice the art of accepting the ordinary in life and within oneself. Though being a nobleman, he believed that animals were in many ways equals to humans. At the end of the films, I was struck by how the quest for truth in a philosophical sense is extremely personal despite there being an existing path laid out by great minds like Socrates'. Even with an Oxford degree, there are many truths that can only be gained through experience and thinking for oneself. One truth is almost set in stone, however: one should never become a mind-numb sheep. Happiness does not come from blissful ignorance. -Cindy Osorto
The documentary Philosophy: Guide to Happiness talks about many concepts of philosophy. Among them were the sheep complex, how human being tend to follow others instead of breaking away from a group instead of having confidence in our own beliefs. Socrates, according to the documentary, wanted people to question aspects of their lives and why they are the way they are to open their minds on their actions and the importance of the self. We must scrutinize on what we believed instead of moving through life unthinking. Epicurus argues that we do not know ourselves enough to truly understand what makes us happy, thus we seek happiness through material possessions.
ReplyDeleteI must say that learning about Socrates' approach to self-enlightment on why we think certain ways really opened up my eyes to certain aspects of my beliefs and habits. I've always been one to question myself whenever I want to make a proper argument if the idea I'm trying to portray/defend is a logical one, and I always want to make sure I truly understand why I am expressing it. As far as Socrates' philosophical ways go, I believe that learning to question one's ideals can help to either give clarity as to why they do or don't truly feel a certain way, rather than rely on popular opinion from other people around them. This can also be applied towards the American society of today as most people follow the popular opinion in a basic manner rather than truly think for themselves on a certain issue or cause.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how Socrates and Montaigne refer to the mind in complete opposite perspectives. Socrates promoting thought and seeing the positive outcomes of reasoning while Montaigne conceives it as pollution only creating more consciousness a therefore more problems. MIND BLOWING!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI agree in the documentary on how going to school doesnt make you wiser in life. Wisdom is developed through past experience life situation along with age. Also how self esteem can make you perceive of how you determined yourself and how others see how you are really with people.- Ashan
ReplyDeleteI thought the documentaries were very interesting to say the least. In the Guide to Happiness they talk about Socrates and how he challenged people to think critically about their beliefs. Also, to make sure and stand tall to your beliefs. He tries to show that the majority rule(or the sheep) do not always have the correct or true answers. He proves this with his life when the city condemns him to death, for asking question and saying what he truly believed. In my opinion we still need to be teaching this lesson.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the documentary about going to school don't make you wiser. It just gives you more knowledge. You grow wisdom by experience. Your age also have some help on how you decide. The younger you are careless and on spot, unlike when your older its more thought out. Your self esteem starts with how others see you. If a lot of people tell you the same thing, then it just might be true.
ReplyDeleteIt is so true that education is everything and that going to school doesn't mean you are smart or wise . You might see that a person has his or her master, yet still have a low self-esteem. Having a high self-esteem isn't really good because if it's too much you risk hurting people around you .
ReplyDeleteThis documentary is quite relatable to the society we live in. We all seek happiness in one way or another, searching but we don't understand what we really need. We must be confident on what we want and desire. Breaking out of a society and believing in yourself is essential. Also, many think that money or material is crucial to happiness but they are entirely wrong. Having friends is the number one ingredient to being happy in life and this is 100% true.
ReplyDeleteI found the documentary was filled with tons of lessons we should all try to learn in life.Such as not following the crowd and doing what we feel is correct to our logic and not what the people around us pressure us to do. I have found that in life we all try to fit in and go with what everyone else is doing even if we don't like it.Sad to say just like Socetres we all pay our own punishment for thinking different.It may not be a death sentence but people call those who are different weird and tend to stay away.The fear of rejection makes us into sheep following those we want to impress.Another thing which stuck to me was the idea that wisdom has nothing to do with what we learn in school.I have always thought schools should teach us more about life instead of making us memorize facts for a test.Things such as how to deal with hard times or how to find the right career for you should be taught. -Hermila Gomez
ReplyDeleteSocrates, despite he is unattractive, he is the only philosopher to have been given the honor of a fridge magnet! He believed humans were docile and were like sheep, that we passively follow each other. We believe others, particularly those that guide us, know what they are talking about. We trust those in authority. Socrates wanted everyone to examine what we believe. He thought everyone has a responsibility to reflect on our life.--@( KERVENS )!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe all have a different meaning on what self-esteem is and self concept is and how we all communicate with one another. I think it's all about how you carry yourself and being confident in yourself and your ability to do things is how people will perceive you as. Even with knowledge you shouldn't be looking down on people but when it comes down to it, it's like what they say, you look good you feel good.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with this documentary. Going to school don't make you wiser. School gives you the power ok knowledge, in the other hand experience gives you the power od wisdom. The age and how mature somebody can be also have some help on making decisions through our life spam. Your self esteem reflects an overall emotional evaluation of your self, encompasses beliefs, emotions and shame. It also reflects how others see you, but is up to you if you want to believe what others say about you or not. Everyone should respect themselves and represent their own judgments of their own worthiness. I strongly believe that each one of us have to have our beliefs and/or philosophies and respect others as well.
ReplyDelete-DANIELA LOZANO.
-Speech 3:00PM
Student :Genesis Bermudez
ReplyDeleteThis documentary is very interesting, i agree that going to school or having an education does not make a person wiser.Many of the most famous people didnt go to school and are were they want to be today with a high confidence level and are wise and very strong.Many people with degrees that spend many years in school my not be as wise and have such a high level of self-esteem. School doesn't define,I think we shouldnt follow the crowd and just lead our selves.Like the video talks about socrates and the way he challenged,we should always have our own belief. Also the video mentiones how sometimes we will question ourselves on why maybe 11 other people think different from us,but that shouldnt change what we first belived in no matter how many people disagree or think other wise.
The collection of films, "Philosophy: Guide to Happiness," on philosophical adventure were both intellectually stimulating and personally entertaining. I loved how the main speaker was passionate about the path to philosophical growth. In particular, I enjoyed learning about Socrates and Michel de Montaigne. Both philosophers were described as being intimately honest with their understanding of truth and untied by their privilege and surroundings. Socrates, despite unpopular and repeatedly described as being ugly, would ask his neighbors and noblemen the hardest questions he could muster. It is amazing that he was willing to die for his beliefs with grace and honor. Michel would practice the art of accepting the ordinary in life and within oneself. Though being a nobleman, he believed that animals were in many ways equals to humans. At the end of the films, I was struck by how the quest for truth in a philosophical sense is extremely personal despite there being an existing path laid out by great minds like Socrates'. Even with an Oxford degree, there are many truths that can only be gained through experience and thinking for oneself. One truth is almost set in stone, however: one should never become a mind-numb sheep. Happiness does not come from blissful ignorance.
ReplyDelete-Cindy Osorto