CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
It is not entirely positive and definitely non-egalitarian.
Some men contribute more than others to society, and, therefore, must be rewarded and honored by society
All human persons may not be of equal value to
society: some men are intended to rule, the rest to
obey.
CONSERVATISM
It has a more egalitarian view of human
nature.
It believes that all men are capable of
reason and rational action and can live
satisfactory and productive lives if given
the opportunity.
LIBERALISM
The human being readily engages in cooperative
social activities when given the opportunity.
Marx believed that man is driven primarily by desire for economic gains. ➔In his Das Kapital, he
considers the human person as a social animal; if
he/she fails to relate actively with others and with
nature, he/she loses himself/herself and becomes
alienated
SOCIALISM
It holds that what matters most is the country itself.
The human being can prosper only when the nation
prospers; his/her fate is merely secondary when it
comes to the country.
Like the conservatives, the fascists contend that
some human being are naturally and racially better
than others.
FASCISM
State the Hierarchy of needs in order form bottom to top
PHYSIOLOGY
SAFETY
LOVE/ BELONGING
SELF-ESTEEM
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
defines the human person as
having physical, spiritual, emotional,
and intellectual attributes
Estañol (2007)
describes the human person as
having physical and spiritual substance
because he/she has a soul and is created
by a Superior Being with a divine purpose
St. Thomas Aquinas
define the human person as a “self conscious’ animal
Dictionaries
Babor (2007) in his book
The Human Person: Not Real, But Existing
A human person is ___ He/She is free to think and has the ___ and distinguish between ___
rational being
capacity to reason
right and wrong
A human person is ___ He/She has the ___ However, every person is ____
born free
freedom to do or not to do things
responsible for his/her own action
God assigns the human person to have
authority over other creatures while using their
freedom in daily life, pursuing happiness, and being
open to the world.
Agbuya (1997)
in his book, Philosophy of the Human
Being, explains the different philosophical views
of the human person.
Maguigad (2006)
“Every human being
can become a sage king, that is, anyone can
gain the wisdom to rule
Mencius
The human person’s ___ . In this respect,
the argument is that we have to
learn, from the moment we were born, how
to be not just a human being but also ____ into which we happen to have been born
social behavior is learned, not instinctive.
a recognizable member of the society
