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another aspect of the human that defines us as a person
spirit
created by God and is embodied in the human being
spirit
essential element for the salvation of mankind
spirit
continues to persist in the afterlife
spirit
regarded the soul as intergrated into the human body
Aristotle
questions how the mental/nonphysical one able to interact with the physical body
mind-body problem
matter is a fundamental substance in nature; mental aspects & consciousness
materialism
composed of neither physical/mental
monism
physical processes & thoughts are only reality
physicalism
believes in the distinctiveness of the physical & mental nature of a man
dualism
says that the mental & physical are both real
dualist
philosophers consider human person as defined by the _____________?
Union of the body and Spirit
enables us to do & experience all the things that makes us human
embodiment
what the human body stands as between the material world and spiritual world
mediator
allows person to attach certain feelings/ideas
human embodiment
unique relationship with the world
human embodiment
things in our life that are already given
facticity
ability to surpass limits
transcendence
we use as an excuse for our difficulties and failures
facticity
we are more concerned with the past/future than the present
spatial-temporal being
opening yourself to new ideas
aspect
acknowledges the limitations
essence
having a body may prevent us from disclosing what we really want to express
body as intermediary
awareness of individuality
self
being aware of the other
self
refers to objects outside of the personal experience
other
shared awareness and understanding among persons
intersubjectivity
basic feature/element of one’s human existence and of being human
intersubjectivity
human soul is composed of three parts:
logos, thymos, and eros
human mimd is immortal and persists after the body
Plato
