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CHAPTER 3: Lesson 1 - The Human Person: Limitations and Possibilities Flashcards

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to present or claim an idea or truth as basis for a theory

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postulate

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that which makes a thing, a thing

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essence

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refers to the Catholic notion of an all-knowing God who determines the proper moment for everything

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In God’s time

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anything subject to the senses and corruptible

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Material

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a realistic possibility based on the nature of the elements

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Potential

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Matthew 26:41

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The spirit is willing but the body is weak

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(the usual meaning) either a generic notion of man, male or female

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man

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(usual meaning) referring to the entire human race

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man

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argues that the use of the word “man” to denote every human being is incorrect

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Feminism

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why did feminism argue that the use of the word “man” to denote every human being is incorrect

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for it promotes domination of man over the woman

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use man for

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male

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use woman for

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female

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use humankind instead of mankind for

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entire human race

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refers to the species, homo sapiens sapiens, or modern human beings

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human

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refers to a human being with entitlements and responsibilities

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person

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this term now considers the term HUMAN as describing the term PERSON

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human person

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presents the human person as an entity with a flesh and blood living like any other organism and subject to the laws governing the earth and the universe

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biological perspective

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the human person (blank), (blank), (blank), and (blank)

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lives, grows, matures, and dies

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human person belongs to a species of?

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species of bipedal primates to the mammalian family

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human person belongs to a species of bipedal primates to the mammalian family have

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erect body posture, highly developed hands and brain capable of abstraction and clear and distinct forms of communication

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looks at the human person as possessing a mind (psyche) within the corporeal body that is rational

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psychological perspective

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with the capability to process information that leads to analysis and thought abstractions about the self, other living beings and the rest of the world

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rational

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this also states that the human person has feelings and manifests observable behaviours that may be controlled or otherwise

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psychological perspective

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presents the human person as a body entity who interacts and lives in relation to other human persons

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socio-economic perspective

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develop the economic view which deals with the capacity to do productive engagements to meet the dictates of human needs and wants
(socio-economic perspective)
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looks at the human person as somebody in relation to a supernatural being
theological perspective
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this sheds light and greatly determine human dealings with other humans and the rest of the elements in the world
relation of the human person to a supernatural being
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always portrayed as a finite being emanating from and destined towards the same supernatural being
Human person
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always within the corporal body
Human person
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the perspectives manifest a reality that this is with tangible and intangible constitutive elements which philosophers pondered upon
Human person
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one of the greatest influencers of the Western thought
Plato
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he postulated to theory of forms indicating the existence of two worlds
Plato
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theory of forms indicating the existence of two worlds are:
intelligible world and sensible world
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refers to the physical world subject to the senses like a particular tree, grass, soil, or body
sensible world
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it is not physical or invisible and consists of forms or the essence of things
intelligible world
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it is subject to constant change; hence it is imperfect
sensible world
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it is unchanging, permanent, and perfect
intelligible world
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according to him, the sensible world is just a copy of intelligible world
Plato
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Plato puts higher regard to the (blank) over the (blank)
intelligible world; sensible world
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following his theory of forms, Plato postulated his notion of the human being as?
human being as having body (sensible) and soul (intelligible)
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it is the physical aspect
body
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the essence that determines one's thinking, feeling, and behaving
soul
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the essence of the human being, comes from the intelligible world and it is infused into the human body upon birth
soul
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because of the soul's acquisition of the body...
the human being manifests various kinds limitations both in the intellectual and non-intellectual components of human existence
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Plato considers the body of the person as?
a prison cell of the soul
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Why is the body of the person refers to a prison cell of the soul?
because the body hinders the soul full access to the intelligible world resulting in various limitations of the soul-the human being
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things in the world
sensible
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things beyond the sensible world
invisible
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contains particular things
sensible world
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contains universal things or forms
intelligible world
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subject to change, temporal, and imperfect
sensible world
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unchanging, permanent, and perfect
intelligible world
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exists in physical world
sensible world
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exists beyond the physical world
intelligible world
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apprehended by the senses
sensible world
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apprehended by the soul
intelligible world
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most important possession of a man
soul
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according to him, the human person has three components
Plato
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the three components
reason, spirit, and appetite
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located in the HEAD of the human person
reason
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located in the CHEST
spirit
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located in the STOMACH
appetite
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its function is reasoning or thinking
reason
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its function is spiritedness or the regulation of emotions
spirit
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with the appetitive function or the regulation of desires
appetite
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for Plato, a good human being is?
one with the synergy of the three components
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a good human being for Plato, with the REASONING FUNCTION as?
taking the primary role over the two functions
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this adopts the virtue of wisdom
head and corresponding component and function
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this determines what is good from bad
virtue of wisdom
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this is to imbibe the virtue of courage
to regulate the spirit or human emotions
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this regulates the negative tendencies of emotions
virtue of courage
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this takes the virtue of moderation
the appetitive function
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this regulates the excessive tendencies of human desire
virtue of moderation
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another luminary of ancient Greek philosophy
Aristotle
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influenced many disciplines in the past to the present
Aristotle
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he postulated that the human being is made of body and soul
Aristotle
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it is made up of body and soul
human being
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according to him, the body and soul do not exist from each other but are co-principles that form a unified person
Aristotle
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it is material and has potency to accommodate form
body
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it is the form that actualizes the potency and provides essence
soul
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the essence of the human person
soul
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the principle of life
soul
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according to him, every living entity, not only the human being, has a soul
Aristotle
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this facilitates growth among all living things
vegetative function
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famous student of Plato
Aristotle
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one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times
Aristotle
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also considered a scientist; regarded as the father of several sciences
Aristotle
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teacher of Alexander the Great
Aristotle
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this facilitates the exercise of the senses of all animals
sensitive function
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this facilitates thinking proper only to the human being
rational function
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what separates the human being from the rest
rationality
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he said that "man is a rational animal"
Aristotle
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puts an end to the said union of body and soul
death
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according to him, one sees no man but simply a lifeless body, a cadaver
Aristotle
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like Plato and Aristotle, he looks at the human person who possesses body and soul
Aquinas
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it is a union of body and soul
human being
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the physical component of the person, something material, corruptible, and subject to the flux of time
body
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animated or given life by the soul
body
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different from the vegetative function soul proper for plants
soul of human being
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proper for non-rational animals
sensitive soul
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immaterial and constitutes the substantial form of the body
rational soul
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it is not dependent on the body
substance or essence of the human person
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the soul needs the ___ as the material medium for its operation, particularly for ___
body; perception
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function or faculties of the soul
intellect and will
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temporary separation of the human body from the soul
death
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being material, corporeal, and corruptible emphasizes reality of human limitations
body

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