Lesson 1 Human Person as an Embodied Spirit

Question 1

What is an Embodied Spirit?

Answer 1

A spirit being incarnated. The body is not separate from the soul. Point of convergence between material and spiritual entities.

Question 2

It is being materialized or incarnated.

Answer 2

Embodied.

Question 3

It is based on Christian Philosophy, the inseparable union of body and soul.

Answer 3

A human person as an embodied spirit.

Question 4

We cannot talk of anything without the union of: _____ and ______

Answer 4

Matter and Form

Question 5

Understanding of our Embodied Spirit is important because?(2)

Answer 5

Enables to know potentialities and limitations.

Exposes us to a thorough deeper understanding of ourselves as a unique creature united by body and soul.

Question 6

For Plato, the nature of the human person is seed in the _______ _______.

Answer 6

Metaphysical Dichotomy between body and soul.

Question 7

This says that there is an inherent contradiction between the body and the soul.

Answer 7

Dichotomy.

Question 8

According to Plato, the body is?

Answer 8

Material. Which means it is mutable and destructible.

Question 9

According to Plato, the soul is?

Answer 9

Immaterial. Which means it is immutable and indestructible.

Question 10

According to Plato, the body’s existence is _____ on the soul; while the soul is ______ on the body.

Answer 10

Dependent, independent.

Question 11

He argued that the soul existed prior to the body.

Answer 11

Plato.

Question 12

What were the 3 parts of the soul according to Plato?

Answer 12

Rational, Spiritual, Appetitive.

Question 13

For Plato the RATIONAL soul was located in the?

Answer 13

Head.

Question 14

For Plato the SPIRITUAL soul was located in the?

Answer 14

Chest.

Question 15

For Plato the APETTITIVE soul was located in the?

Answer 15

Abdomen.

Question 16

The spiritual and appetitive soul contributes to the?

Answer 16

Motion and activity of the whole person.

Question 17

Rational soul was meant to?

Answer 17

Guide the spiritual and appetitive soul.

Question 18

It drives the human person to experience thirst, hunger, and other physical wants.

Answer 18

Appetitive soul.

Question 19

It drives the human person to experience abomination, anger, and other emotional feelings.

Answer 19

Spiritual soul.

Question 20

It enables the human person to think, reflect, analyze, comprehend, conclude etc. Highest of all parts of the soul.

Answer 20

Rational soul.

Question 21

According to ancient thoughts, the understanding about human person is based on their _________ and ________ of the world.

Answer 21

Knowledge and interest.

Question 22

‘Know thyself’

Answer 22

Socrates.