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- Year 10
Self: what makes us who we are?
I can explain how the idea of self is interpreted differently in culture and philosophy.
- Year 10
Self: what makes us who we are?
I can explain how the idea of self is interpreted differently in culture and philosophy.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Most human cultures have the concept of a self which makes a person what they are.
- A distinction is sometimes made between western ideas of the self and ideas in South East Asia influenced by Buddhism.
- Julian Baggini is a philosopher who talks about the bundle theory of the self.
Keywords
Bundle theory - the view (from Hume and Baggini) that the self is a collection of changing experiences, not a fixed core
Julian Baggini - a British philosopher who argues that the self is a bundle of experiences and a narrative we construct, not a fixed essence
Self - the concept of a person’s identity — physical, psychological, or spiritual — that makes them who they are
Common misconception
Students might assume that the Western idea of a fixed, continuous self is the “default” or most rational view.
This view is culturally specific, other traditions offer equally coherent but different models of the self.
To help you plan your year 10 religious education lesson on: Self: what makes us who we are?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 religious education lesson on: Self: what makes us who we are?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 4 religious education lessons from the Personhood: what does it mean to be alive? unit, dive into the full secondary religious education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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