Philosophy of the Imaginary Scale

One of the evident characteristics of human nature is the continuous search for

homeostasis. The basic structural and functional unit of life, cells, work hand in hand to counter

act opposing forces which disrupts the harmony and maintaining balance of humanistic well-

being. Simplest mechanics of retaining body temperature up to complex thrombin granulation

for wound restoration reverts back the body to its certain range of stability. This physiological

convention reflects to the idea of individual composition. They are like blocks which build the

foundations of human nature, clarifying the thought from its parts to make it general.

The reflective stance from our structural unit to humans as organism is a transpiration

from Plato’s work that the body is made up of parts which makes a whole. This is one of the

underlying theory of Imaginary Scale. The idea that the concept of self is a mere totality of the

basic parts which refers to the cell. It’s functional search for homeostasis mirrors the self’s

nature in search for equilibrium.

The Philosophy of the Imaginary Scale jots down that the self is in constant search for

equilibrium. It is like a scale which needs to level on certain conditions to be considered as just

and equal. One is at peace and harmony unless a negative distinct force unbalances the scale.

However, that equilibrium is non-existing. It is imaginary. It only exists and termed whenever a

situation is favorable to the eyes of an individual.

Going back to the cells. Assumptions arise from its anatomical goal to retain

homeostasis or balance that it is non existing. It only searches and seeks favorable conditions

to the body. As what mentioned from the first paragraph, the cells do have ranges of situation

to revert to its “stability,” but is never exact. There is no red dot in the dart board. It fluctuates

ranges that makes the body functional. Hence, the cells search for favorable conditions of the
body in order to function. One of the greatest example is the body temperature. The scientific

standard of the human body to retain regular body temperature is 37 C. As what you will notice

from your body, your regular body temperature falls certain ranges around 37 C. Sometimes it

hits 37, or may go 0.1 to 0.3 increase or less. The main point of this is that the body

temperature has certain ranges for balance to occur. Thus, balance is non-existing since it must

be on point, but it is an imaginary balance which arise from favorable conditions, considered

unconsciously by the body as stable.

The propositions under the cellular level are reflections of the self especially to the

modern world. In clarification to the philosophy, the self will only react whenever it feels

oppression unless favorable conditions arise; then, one finds balance. The idea of favorable

conditions or the so called “balance” never floats from Sigmund Freud’s concept of the

conscious level. It stays in the unconscious level and never depart there, but is reflected from

Gilbert Ryle’s theory that the self is expressed through behaviors. One of the great mirrors of

observation in this world is the price hike in the societal market system. There are two kinds of

people involved, the consumer and the producer. Have you ever recalled a time when a

producer or the owner of the market store protested an unfair billing if their products are sold

beyond average nor have you heard a consumer protest unjust product pricing whenever the

products sold are cheaper? When you heard news about the decrease of jeepney fare, all public

utility drivers hold their boards in protest to the new governance. Whenever a student is given a

difficult test, he or she may say that “wala man to sa coverage ang exam nga gin hatag ni Mam

or out of this world man tung exam ni sir,” referring an unconscious trait of oppression of

favorable balance, but if that student answered a difficult exam, he or she will either be silent

or will say “nabasahan ko na bi kang gab-i amo na nga nakasabat ko,” unconsciously protruding

that the situation is favorable to her set of conditions. Thus, the concept of balance exists.
 If you will notice, if the situation is favorable, “Mam and Sir” are not seen from the

sentences the previous sentences. One will not point out something or someone if the condition

is favorable to their side. Hence, the existence of the imaginary scale occurs. The scale will only

exist if the conditions are not favorable to your unconscious goal. It is just a creation of the

imagination that one will sense justice and fairness if the conditions are not favorable to the

norms of the individual and of the society. Going back, your aim is to have a good set of scores,

but you didn’t achieve it. You will start to complain or talk about the test because the imaginary

scale was invented due to the reason that the condition was an advantage for you. One won’t

have that imaginary scale whenever the situation or condition is beneficial.

In summary, the concept of self constantly seeks an imaginary fairness and justice

which has certain ranges or degree of beneficial conditions to be met. Once an individual

attains that stability, the search for justice disappears. Hence, it is an imaginary concept that

only occur on situations where freewill is oppressed or doesn’t go accord to the target outcome.

The self which seeks for that imaginary balance floats from the unconscious level reflected to

one’s behavior.