Lesson 2: THE HUMAN PERSON Flashcards
is the key to moral life, it is important
human person
True or False
morality is based on to understand the God human relationship
True
True or False
It is necessary to understand man
not only in the abstract but also in the concrete way of being human person as a moral agent and person in
experience
True
Augustine’s idea of man, as composed of both body and soul.
HYLEMORPHIC THEORY ABOUT THE HUMAN PERSON
what is the three fold composition of man
Thus, man would be composed of a body, a soul, and a spirit
(mind)
is the very first observable characteristic of man in the world
Man’s possessing a body endowed with five senses
those of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch
how does a man gain knowledge of the outside world?
it. It is also through the senses that man gains knowledge of the outside world.
Augustine speaks of three levels of knowledge or “vision”:
- Corporeal
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
True or False
Man is only a material body according to The City of Gods
Man is not just a material body; man, also possesses a soul capable of thinking, reasoning out and willing.
what is ranked above the body?
Augustine says “in the order of nature, the soul is unquestionably ranked above the body”
The soul is also called
“the inner man”
while the body is also called
“the outer man”
THE HUMAN SOUL AND ITS
FACULTIES
reason (intellect), will and memory
It provides the reason and the will, the materials man need for their respective functions.
memory
Because man committed this, it resulted in compromising man’s freedom
original sin