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Sanger, Harmanpreet

Section:21A

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Chapter 1: The Concept of “Self” from various Philosophical Perspectives

I was always enjoyed to always look beyond what I was shown, at first, a human life looks so simple, but when we introspect it through a philosophical perspective, we get to understand about how the various concepts and studies help us understand ourselves even better. We never focus on the various concepts of self that help us develop into what we are today.

When I first learned about the "Self" it talked about how life's meaning should be "finding a purpose or there wasn't a point in living", but as I went on with the topic it taught me I should be creating my purpose, my meaning instead of finding it or in Immanuel kant's words "We construct the self" and I like to believe that he means is that we make ourselves, we mold ourselves and find our own purpose and these teachings and perspectives have taught me to try to enjoy life and try to learn from experiences no matter good or bad.

I've noticed some people are always in competition with others, they don't understand how hard it can be to achieve something, while others stop their progress because they think they're not getting results. I learned to be understanding and that I have to be patient to get results, I have to be contented with my own progress, I want people to know that no matter how small my progress is, it's better than no progress at all and I want people to find their own purpose because if they fail to do so, I think they truly can't find happiness and satisfaction from their lives.

Chapter 2: Sociological perspective: The self as a product of society.

Sociological perspective assists us in achieving self identity, our social self, in developing self and finding our authentic core. I know this is important for my character development because it helps me understand the situations of others and allows me to better understand the reason people are in the situations they are in. But that's not all sociological perspectives are about, it's about how we can develop into social and morally upright citizens in the community by finding our "Authentic core".

I know some people often pretend to be someone they're not, do things just to please others' satisfaction but the harsh and untold reality is, it's unecessary and unethical to live your life just to please others, but I also understand that is something we learn from experiences and sometimes we have to go through pain and suffering to develop which will then help us bloom with bliss.

I would like to reflect my life on looking glass self Theory the most because I always cared about what others thought of me, regardless of me trying my best and give it all, some thought I was arrogant and I took things for granted, I thought I was a Goal - oriented and an optimistic person but the world thought I was an arrogant spoiled brat, that broke me into pieces and I decided to stay arrogant, instead of proving the world wrong I proved them right but after a long and hard introspection I knew that wasn't me, and I decided to give it my all regardless of what others think of me because I don't do what I do for others, I do what I do for myself and as long me and my family are happy, others' opinion doesn't matter to me.

Chapter 3: An anthropological conceptualization of self: The self as embedded in culture

This chapter allowed me to learn interesting and various cultural beliefs and behaviors towards holistic and integrated approach in examining human nature, there are many things I learned like the concept of cultural self, cultural construction, concept of identity struggles but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Let's talk about me, I'm an optimistic person, I don't really like all the problems this world comes across, whether it's poverty or the poor being unable to provide basic education for their children or rasicm, any issues like this deeply bothers me but I know that world doesn't help each other because of pity or just because I feel bad.

What really reflects me from this chapter is the views of Sociocentric. This teaches us that no tradition, culture, race, country is better than the other, it teaches us to be open-minded and respect one another, not belittle others when they're wrong but help them know better. This view helps with self -development which will help us transition into better and more understanding individuals. Moreover, what's so useful about this is it helps us view different cultures, traditions and beliefs from different perspective where it teaches and helps us not judge or belittle anyone's views.

Chapter 4: Psychological perspective of the self

The psychological perspective asks us about how well do we know yourself? It's a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. It also helps understand the different concepts of self like I- self and me - self, helps understand the different concepts of self influenced behavior and many other things.

The thing that truly reflected me from this chapter is Carl Roger's Self theory and how it emphasizes on explaining that human beings are always striving for self- fulfilment. Isn't it true though, we humans sometimes do anything to fullfill our personal goals, either ethical or unethical, that's where I realized that things that are achieved through an unethical manner never really fullfills us because, still, deep inside we'd always know we never truly achieved it. This chapter helped me realized the true meaning of self fulfillment and how it can help one's ambition and hopes. This also made me realize that before we try understand others we need to understand ourselves, we need to find out what we are? What we want because if we keep ourselves confused and unanswered we'll never really achieve self fulfillment and we just might spend our whole life unhappy and unsatisfied.

Chapter 5: Western and eastern concept of the self

This is a very controversial subject because some people think western and eastern concepts are all about showing superiority in regarding which is better, but I think that all concepts are equal and should be respected as it is. Western and eastern concepts give us a new perspective of life, it give us a meaning to live, like religion, serving God and etc.

But what really reflects me is eastern concept's Hinduism, or reffered to as "dharmic" when I first came across this I thought this was just like any other religion, talking about serving God and doing rituals and etc. but as I learned more about it, it taught me that Hinduism's main focus is teaching the self. The focus of the religions is things you can do to improve your soul, to improve your karma, spiritual fitness, so your soul is worthy of a better life, this is what I crave and long for, self development and wellness of my soul that's why I think Hinduism reflects me the most.

Chapter 6: The Physical self

What really is the physical self all about? Is it all about the changes that happen throughout our life? Is it all about secretion of hormones that affect aspects of our life? Is it all about internal organs working together to keep the body functioning? Or is it about a person's somatypes? The answer is, it is all of the above!. There is more to the physical body than what meets the eye.

From what I've learned in this chapter is "Our physical body defines who we are", from the ancient chinese face readers to the prominence of body fluids to somatypes and etc. What I can't grasp is how can a physical body defines who we are? It's impossible to know ones personality just from their body type, but the worst part is some people actually succumb to these mindests, actually I was a part of "these people" once. It all started in my high school days, I was the typical fat overweight kid kid that was afraid to talk to others, afraid to make friends, afraid to open up and have fun, I let my body image insecure me, belittle me and my self esteem, When I was on the verge of almost giving up, and thinking that my whole life will be as miserable as I was back then, I couldn't stand the thought of it so I made up my mind. I knew that enough was enough. I started doing physical activities, maintained a proper diet and really focused on maintaining my physical body, I realized as I had started loosing weight I started socializing, I made new friends, the memory I cherish the most was in our classroom, we weren't just classmates, we treated each other like family.

So what truly reflects me from this chapter is the importance of body image. Because this can affect our emotional self too, and emotionally stable people are most likely to maintain a proper physical body. I decided to loose weight because I noticed it had always been affecting my emotional health, therefore, I started a journey to be fit throughout.

Chapter 7: The sexual self

The sexual self isn't all about sex characteristics or sexual desires, or sexual response or reproduction system. There's so many unexplained things about the sexual self, it talks about love, attachment, attraction, intimacy, affection, more importantly it give us an understanding about Sexually transmitted diseases (STI'S),

What reflects me most from this subject is the concept of sex, it seems people only think it is a way to achieve pleasure only or to produce offspring but there's more to "sex". The term ‘sex’ has a deeper non-scientific meaning, it means people that love one another, that are attracted to one another, that feel attached to one another show their love by bonding. This topic taught me that there's more to "sex" than just to produce offspring, it's a way of expressing love to your partner. I used to think that there's more to life than finding a partner and expressing love or afffection to but this topic helped me realize that there's more to finding a partner and making a half, whole. The other thing that reflects me is how our community is so invested in teaching everyone the correct way and importance of contraception. It feels good knowing there are people that want the youth to make wise decisions, it feels good that they support them in doing that because sexual self is a phase of growing and without the correct advice we might end up making decisions that we'd regret later.

Chapter 8: The material self

We come to this world empty handed and we shall return to the dust the same way. This fact should help us live a life where our happiness and satisfaction isn't a result of material possessions. The material possessions, temporary belongings of an individual which they take pride over, material things some obsess over, possessions that give them a feeling of superiority among others. The material possessions can become a factor of one's identity if one depends on it too much. Material possessions are satisfactory yes, but we shouldn't let that be our main source of happiness. Happiness shouldn't derive from temporary belongings since a life centered around material possessions will never offer us long lasting happiness or true happiness at all. This is where humans thrive, in showing compassion, true love, support, attraction, attachment that can be long lasting, this will never not be satisfactory, living a life that doesn't let material possessions define you is true self definition. Material possessions come and go, they're temporary, they aren't worth envying.

What I reflect from this topic is the importance of human beings in our lives. I used to be a kid that was materialistic, I always wanted the shoes in trend, games in trend, expensive gadgets and etc, but as I was given what I wanted, I always had a void, emptiness, never contented with what I had, I was the selfish type that always wanted more, but even as I got more I truly lost the essence of human relationships. I had forgotten my parents' struggles to get me what I wanted, I had forgotten their love that lead them to fulfill my needs, I had forgotten my values. Then eventually I put a stop to it. I wasn't a perfect kid, I made stupid mistakes but what I cherish about myself is I have the courage to right my wrong. I stopped asking for useless material possessions that didn't serve a real purpose in my life anymore. To this day I don't bother my parents with idiotic requests to buy nonsense things. When I did what I did I finally started appreciating what my parents do for me, they provide me with quality education, my basic needs, food, shelter, and finally love and affection and no material possession could ever replace that.

Chapter 9: The spiritual self

Exploring and experiencing the spiritual self helps a person experience a feeling of oneness with a higher being, it gives a person feeling of hope and enlightenment in their lives. However, I believe exploring and experiencing spirituality isn't all about trying to connect to the Gods or chant prayers or go to churches, but it is also about trying to keep peace with yourself. Spiritual self explains how we should find ourself and let our religion help us find our meaning in life.

What this subject reflects onto me is the importance of finding spirituality in our lives. I'll be honest I was never the religious type, infact I grew up athiest, I never joined my family in going to church or performing religious rituals, I always found them useless, I didn't believe in the existence of God and I grew up believing all these religions were a facade of superstition, but it all changed when I turned 16. My grandfather had passed away and I was extremely sad, we had so many memories together, I grew up alongside him and when I heard the news about his passing, I couldn't handle myself. Then one night, out of the blue I started talking to the sky (most likely a prayer) I started blaming "God" for his death and my loneliness, I expressed my anger by talking to the sky and after I let all my anger and pain out I suddenly asked for the safety and happiness of my family. I'm not saying that I believe in God and religion but I'm saying I kind of found myself, praying gives me a feeling of safeness and I think I'll continue to do it and find myself.

Chapter 10: the political self

As we grow, we all grow politically, believe it

not. We are surrounded by things that influence our political development like our family, school, peers, church, mass media, all these these always teach and influence our views and beliefs which then affects our political self.

Let's take for example this year, so much happened, so many countries have been through this global catastrophe, not only this pandemic but also the inability to buy food for the poor, the unemployment of millions of people, the surplus in products that are going to waste and other issues. But what do they have in common? these are all issues ongoing in our world, community, and when we know about it we know how privileged we are, not only do we have food and shelter in these trying times we also have access to quality education. But why am I saying all this? Knowing about all these issues influences our views and beliefs which affect our political self.

What I reflected and learned from this topic was how important developing our political self is, especially in today's generation. We people need to know the things going on in our society, we need to be updated with the issues on going in our country so we could know how we can help in overcoming them. I learned that when we develop our political self we're helping ourselves become moral and virtuous citizens of the society, moreover, the schools, media, peers and everything surrounded by us give us an influence in our development. I got to learn about so many things regarding our development, on how political development can help us make the society a better place.

Chapter 11: The digital self

The digital self, the one thing that has become an extension of the self, the digital self has become the "self" we are so obsessed with the desire to create a "positive impression" in the eye of others that it might affect our security, mental health which can lead to identity theft, cyberbullying, depression, anxiety, insecurities. But that's not all what the digital self can do, there are pros to it too. It helps us connect with anyone almost instantly, it has altered the way in which we view the social dimensions of relationships. Moreover, it brings light to the injustices happening around us, it tries to help LGBTQA+ members who are discriminated. Times have changed, we accepted the changes and these technologies had a huge impact on the it.

This reflects and helps me understand the importance of technology that helps change our views and beliefs. We are in the 21st century now, we are majorly digitalized, from our watches to tv. My point is all these technologies give us a different perspective to things. Let's take for example the LGBTQA+ discrimination, over the years the world has grown to accept the changes because they learned about their side. The LGBTQA+ members voiced and lashed out their side in the digital era and in the 21st century people are open- minded they don't belittle or judge people for their likes and dislikes and just like that, slowly, the LGBTQA+ started getting accepted in the society, we even have Pride month in their honor. So to put it simply, I agree that digital self has it cons and can affect our safety but we need to look at how it affects our personal life too, how it helps us become better versions of ourselves, how it helps change our views on things, therefore, I conclude that the digital self helps me understand the importance of technology in development of self's views and beliefs and reflects me in a manner where my views and beliefs are changed everyday due to the digital world and its effect on "self".

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