What is a Self? (Aristotle)

Self Affects (affectivity, emotions) Own (property) Perceptions Knowledge Centre (ego, “I”) Aristotle’s Thesis: There is no modern sense of self; rather there is a soul that perceives, thinks, and nourishes. Background to Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE) Macedonia Tutor of Alexander the Great Life separated into three phases: Travels with Alexander Return to Athens which…