Running Head: THE HUMAN PERSON My personal gains and insights about the human person Ma. Renalyn C. Badajos St. Paul University Abstract In this module‚ there were two thoughts regarding what human person is‚ one that is based on philosophy and the other was from the modern thought. The Thomistic Philosophy focuses in the definition of person as an individual; while the contemporary thought says that a person is defined in three different scopes‚ which are as
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1. According to the statement given by the two famous contributors in the world‚ namely as‚ Aristotle and Boethius‚ a human being is a reasonable person which is able to find out‚ rationalized‚ and apply what he/she knows. Human person is a substance of spiritual and physical behaviour and has its own characteristics which one of it is FREE. We‚ human are brought up by our parents and grew up freely. It’s a fact that all of us have a freedom since the day we were born. We have the liberty
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PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON “Philosophy bakes no bread.” So goes an old saying that pops up time and again especially in nonphilosophical circles. The statement‚ more often than not‚ serves as an indictment of any rational exercise that seems so detached from the more existential concerns of practical life. To all appearances‚ the criticism is correct. But then‚ it is perhaps equally correct to admit that
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embodied spirit‚ I am facticity-transcendence‚ temporality and historicity. All these are manifested in my being a homo faber. Work is a way for me to express and liberate myself‚ and to humanize the world. 4. Consciousness is intentional. Human knowing is a dialectical unity of the subject’s openness to reality and the self-givenness of reality in an endless series of profiles against a horizon of other possible objects. 5. At first glance‚ freedom and responsibility mean the capacity
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The Human Personality The human personality takes many forms and actions. Anything from the way a person eats a meal‚ talks‚ laughs‚ drives a car‚ or enters a classroom and takes a seat affects this unique personality. The events taking place inside the body particularly within the brain and nervous system which produce behavior is a mysterious course of action. The human brain with an infinite number of interconnections and billions of nerve cells may well be the most complex structure in our
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Human Person in the Field of Psychology Psychology- Definition It is concerned with how people perceive‚ learn‚ think and interact with others It studies.. * How the person develops from birth to maturity * How individuals differ from one another * How interpersonal factors affect human relations * How people and other organisms gather knowledge about the world..etc. Definition of the Human Personality from the Psychological Point of View Human Personality-
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Perspective on the Human Person" by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese‚ the Western society has become highly developed however it has lost the value of the individual person. This society puts emphasis on defending individuals and their rights while "unborn babies‚ terminally ill patients‚ or those who simply "dis" other in the streets are deemed expendable." The western society makes some people so valuable while it leaves others was worthless. A question that Fox-Genovese put an emphasis on is "What remains to
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THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN PERSONS Part One: In Relation to Our Selves 1. As human persons‚ we have INTELLECT and FREE WILL. a. We can grasp‚ recognize‚ and appreciate truth and goodness. b. We can reason and decide freely. c. We can choose among options: either to work for or to disregard truth and goodness. • Parents who push their children to take up nursing despite children’s capacity for higher learning‚ say‚ medicine‚ computer engineering‚ law—and all in view
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Introduction to Philosophy Human Person Nowadays‚ human being seems to have a control in everything. Transcendent Being or God seems to have a very little role in the life of human person. Human persons are acting as superhuman or to borrow Nietzche’s term ‘ubermensch’. From different spheres in human society‚ man seems to be superior. Man shows his superiority in every field he belongs to. In the sphere of politics‚ leaders cannot agree on crafting specific laws that would serve the greater good
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A person is defined by the past events and people in his or her life. My personality has been shaped by the experiences I’ve had and the individuals involved with my life. Certain events in my life‚ such as my parents’ divorce‚ and the move that followed have helped me develop certain personality traits that I may not have acquired otherwise. When my parents divorced‚ I felt helpless and everything came falling down. My grades started to suffer substantially‚ I began to see a therapist‚ and it was
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