Modernist Idea of the Self: Are you an Avocado or an Artichoke?

Are you an avocado or an artichoke?
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After completing your readings, write a 1-page paper comparing and contrasting the avocado/modernist idea of the self with the artichoke/postmodern view.As you develop your response, you might find some of the following questions to be relevant:What is the avocado idea of the self? What is your understanding of Plato and Aristotle’s belief that reason is the core essence of human beings? What is the artichoke idea of the self? What is your understanding of the existential idea that our existence determines our essence?What do you make of the concern that the avocado idea of the self values reason over emotion? What are the implications of this view for women? Are you an avocado or an artichoke? Or do you find the non-Western views of the self to be more compelling?
The avocado idea of the self is based on the idea that the seed is at the center and is the core with all the essential information representing the self. The core represents the innermost self and is enduring. Based on the avocado view, the unchanging inner core remains unchanged even after experiences in life, and it defines human nature. Plato believed that emotion and reason oppose e...