SELF

1. Believed that the true self is the 'soul' or the rational part of ourselves

2. RENE DESCARTES

2.1. Father of Modern Philosophy; proposed the mind-body dualism The true self is within the soul, and we must discover it through scientific inquiry and method

3. Philosophers

3.1. SOCRATES

3.2. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

3.2.1. A man is a rational substance consisting of the soul and body, which are united like the Trinity 'To know oneself is to know God'

3.3. JOHN LOCKE

3.3.1. Our consciousness is the self, giving us a sense of continuity over time The self is developed by experiencing, as we are all born as 'blank slates' (tabula rasa)

3.4. DAVID HUME

3.5. PLATO

3.5.1. Elaborated Socrates' two-part self by saying that the soul has three parts: reason, desire, and spirit