What is Your Philosophical World View?

One of the physiologists I agree with is Heraclitus. I believe we are constantly changing, as we grow older we become more aware of things we weren’t aware of previously, such as the expectations of society regarding what is socially acceptable behaviour. Another example would be our sense of time, as we get older time seems to go much quicker than when we were younger. However thats caused by the amount of things we experience and are able to remember. Which leads on to my next point. The things we experience throughout our life can also have an impact big or small on our behaviour and personality for example bullying which in my case changed me from an extroverted person to a timid one. But it doesn’t always have to be a negative impact.

The public we are a part of can also influence us to change, in the long term or short term. In this case George Herbert Mead’s theory of The Self and the idea that the “I” and “Me” are different may apply. The “me” is made up of the expectations and attitudes of others assumed by the individual. This can be an example of a short term change, the way you act and present yourself can change depending on the public or society you are a part of and that change is fluid, as you move from one environment to another your behaviour may change, in some of them you may be able to show a different side of you that you thought the other group would find strange or unacceptable. In my case the way I act at home is different from who I am in a public place or in different friendship circles. In all of these situations a different part of “I” may be visible but never the whole thing since that is internal. I believe that the “I” is something private its the place where the person can think what they want without acting upon it and affecting their social interaction.

The Cynics theory that we shouldn’t fixate on material goods since happiness comes from within is another theory I agree with. I think that sometimes people become so focused on having and buying things that they don’t even need just because every one else has it, that it results in them becoming unhappy if they can’t get it and not valuing things anymore since they can easily be replaced with a new trend.They may also forget to invest in their internal well being. So in that case superficiality also applies, beauty wont last forever in the end all you will be left with is the personality and physical well being. So in order to be happy I believe a balance is necessary, so of course you can buy things but because you need them or they will last, not because of a herd mentality, but at the same time take care of your health and work on being a good person.

Reference 1 Time Video

Reference 2 The Self

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