• DR. RAMJEE DUBEY

The Concept of ‘Self’ has been perceived and conceived differently by different school of thoughts both east and west. All the philosophers and intellectuals have interpreted the ‘Self’ in their own way they have observed and experienced it. In the west the word ‘Self’ is used in three different senses. First, it is used in the sense of the permanent spiritual principle of unity underlying thinking, feeling and willing-This spiritual substance is called the Mine, soul or self. Secondly, It is used in the sense of an aggregate of Mental states without any underlying principle of unity among them. Plato and Aristotle: Whenever we peep through the window of history in past pertaining to philosophical issues, we are bound to discuss the Greek philosophers first. Since Greece was the intellectual breeding ground of philosophy. The two intellectual giants in this field are no other that Plato and Aristotle. Decartes: Decartes is a great dualist. His concept of ‘Self’ has direct bearing on the existentialist philosophy. He propounded his own theory known no-Cogito ergo sum, I think therefore, I exist. Locke’s view of the self:- Locke borrowed his concept of ‘self’ from Decartes. According to his also, the soul is a substance which has experiences. Berkeley’s view of self:-Berkeley also conceptualized the self in the some sense as an spiritual substance as Decarte and Locke. He does not consider if as an idea. Kant’s theory of the Noumeanal Self:-This is the third school of thought pertaining to the philosophy of self. Kant hardly requires any other introduction due to his reputed position in the world of philosophy. His is a different theory propounded on the concept or self. Hegel’s The Ideas of view of the self:-Like Kant, Hegel also puts the pervious theorist and theories on the anvil rejects them outrightly with his thought. According to him the self is neither can abstract noumenal principle or unity, beyond and alone mental phenomena, nor an aggregates of mental states or phenomena but a concrete spiritual principle or unity in plurality.

The Concept of Self Thanking and feeling and willing; Noumenal theory of Self; Vedanta on Self; Cogito ergo sum, I think therefore, I exist; Stream of consciousness; Self-Consciousness; Materialist Theories of Self; Dialectical Materialism; Monads are ultimate The Geeta, Brahm Sutra and Upnishad;

"EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF ‘SELF’: A CRITICAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.493-503, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904T66.pdf

"EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF ‘SELF’: A CRITICAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp493-503, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904T66.pdf