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• Provide a vision of mankind nature that entails man as an infallible judge of good and evil.

• Making human the center of the scheme of things that surrounds.

• When natures are seen to be a product of our mind, all that is left of the original trials of self-presence just in truth.

• We should trust our feelings since emotions are perceived as a prism, which alters the shape and colors of past and present life.

• Our memory of objective facts is colored by present feelings and motivation.

• Subjective truth is prior to and more fundamental (more authentic) than object objective truth.

• Life is something we carry within us, and it is up to each of us to cultivate it and express it in our own personal ways

• Life is something we carry within us, and it is up to each of us to cultivate it and express it in our own personal ways.

• Socrate’s concept of “know thyself”, human are regarded as parts of a wider cosmic totality.

• Thus knowing yourself involved knowing above all what is your place in that complex pattern.

• Our authenticity is defined by our nature as this fits into the overall practices and background of life of the world as a whole entity.

• The influence of society in constructing our self-understanding is evident.

• Grew up in great part in interaction with culture, it is incapable of directing our behavior or organizing our experience without the guidance provided (by culture’s) systems of significant symbols.

• Without men, no culture, certainly; but equally, and more significantly, without culture, no men.

• It is up to you to determine the overall shape your life will have.

• Is to identify what really matters in the historical situation in which you find yourself and to take a resolute stand on pursuing those ends.

• Must have an understanding of what is of crucial importance to you, and that means knowing where you stand within a context of questions about what is truly worth pursuing in life.

• What shapes your identity, according to this picture, is determined by what you identify with: the life-defining ideals and projects that make you who you are.

• It is less important what you believe and feel than how deep those feelings and beliefs are.

• The crucial concern is being true to the inner self as it reveals itself and expressing it openly.

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 • Provide a vision of mankind nature that entails man as an infallible judge of good and evil.
 • Making human the center of the scheme of things that surrounds.
 • When natures are seen to be a product of our mind, all that is left of the original trials of self-presence just in truth.
 • We should trust our feelings since emotions are perceived as a prism, which alters the shape and colors of past and present life.
 • Our memory of objective facts is colored by present feelings and motivation.
 • Subjective truth is prior to and more fundamental (more authentic) than object objective truth.
-• Life is something we carry within us, and it is up to each of us to cultivate it and express it in our own personal ways
+• Life is something we carry within us, and it is up to each of us to cultivate it and express it in our own personal ways.
 • Socrate’s concept of “know thyself”, human are regarded as parts of a wider cosmic totality.
 • Thus knowing yourself involved knowing above all what is your place in that complex pattern.
 • Our authenticity is defined by our nature as this fits into the overall practices and background of life of the world as a whole entity.
 • The influence of society in constructing our self-understanding is evident.
 • Grew up in great part in interaction with culture, it is incapable of directing our behavior or organizing our experience without the guidance provided (by culture’s) systems of significant symbols.
 • Without men, no culture, certainly; but equally, and more significantly, without culture, no men.
 • It is up to you to determine the overall shape your life will have.
 • Is to identify what really matters in the historical situation in which you find yourself and to take a resolute stand on pursuing those ends.
 • Must have an understanding of what is of crucial importance to you, and that means knowing where you stand within a context of questions about what is truly worth pursuing in life.
 • What shapes your identity, according to this picture, is determined by what you identify with: the life-defining ideals and projects that make you who you are.
 • It is less important what you believe and feel than how deep those feelings and beliefs are.
 • The crucial concern is being true to the inner self as it reveals itself and expressing it openly.