Lesson 3 Flashcards
- General term commonly used to refer to the entire human race.
Man
Related terms to Man
- Humanity
- mankind
- humankind
Refers to man as a species.
Human
Modern human beings
Homosapiens
-Used to distinguish man from other animals.
- Nature of humans as animals.
Human Being
A much more complex term generally refers to a human being granted recognition of certain rights, protections, responsibilities, and dignity.
Person
The totality of an individual, possessing awareness, self-determination, and the capacity to interact with others and with himself or herself.
Human Person
Refers to the state of being a person
Personhood
Refers to the characteristics that distinguish humans from other creatures.
Human Nature
These traits arise independent of the influence of nature and society.
Human Nature
Examples of Human Nature
- thinking
- feeling
- acting
These traits are considered to form the essence of humanity, and without them, an individual may not be considered a human person.
Human Nature
TRUE OR FALSE:
“There is something in the human individual that sets him or her apart from other beings.”
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?:
“We possess traits and capabilities that are not found in other organisms.”
TRUE
What makes a human a distinct individual person?
Special traits that sets humans apart from other beings
Traits that define a person
- Self-awareness
- Rationality
- Self-Determination
- Externality
- Dignity
Refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself, including her or her thoughts, emotions, identity, and actions.
Self Awareness
Refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself, including her or her thoughts, emotions, identity, and actions.
Self Awareness
- Human thought
- Deeper awareness
Rationality
A person is aware of both his or her surroundings and himself or herself.
Self
- Described as the person who is actively aware that he or she is perceiving.
- Enables us to reach out and interact with things outside of ourselves.
Self
- Defined by our thoughts and ideas.
- Allows a person to create goals, dreams, and plans that may be realized through activity.
Inner World
The quality of being focused on one’s inner life and identity.
Interiority
- Enables persons to exercise creativity.
Interiority
- Allows us to daydream, imagine, fantasize and reflect.
Interiority
- The quality of persons to make choices and decisions based on their own preferences, monitor and regulate their actions, and be goal-oriented and self-directed.
Self-Determination
- The capacity to choose a course of action from various alternatives.
Free Will
- Enables us to do actions whenever we want to and make self-determination possible.
Free Will
- Enables a person to act willfully, control his or her actions, and recognize himself or herself as the source of action.
Free Will
- The result or effect of an action or condition
Consequence
The goodness or badness of an act.
Morality
- An important aspect of the person
- Considered by philosophers to reveal a person’s true nature
Human action
- The capability to reach out and interact with others and the world.
Externality
TRUE OR FALSE:
“Philosophers consider man a social being, and that a person never exists in isolation. “
TRUE
defines our existence as a person.
Our interaction with others
- The innate right to be valued and respected.
Dignity
Each person is worth the same as another person in the sense that every person is ___________, ___________, ___________, and ___________.
priceless, unique, unrepeatable, and irreplaceable
WHAT IS IN OUR HUMAN NATURE THAT ENABLES US TO BECOME PERSON?
- Body
- Spirit
A person is truly defined by his or her _________ and what he or she experiences through the senses.
Body
The unseen aspects of the human person which, along with the body define us as a person.
Spirit
Intangible element that enables us to exercise thought, possess awareness, interiority, and the capacity to reach out to the outside world and other persons.
Spirit
How are the body and the spirit related?
The human person is defined by the union of the body and the spirit.
Not only are the body and spirit united, but they are integrated with each other.
The human person is an embodied spirit
We cannot separate body and spirit and they go hand in hand in making us who we are.
The human person is an embodied spirit
Whatever affects the body, affects the spirit.
The human person is an embodied spirit
Enables us to do and experience all things that make us human person.
Embodiment
Is the one thing that enables us to feel love and love others.
Embodiment
A product of embodiment
Experience
allows a person to attach certain feelings or ideas not only to people but also to objects.
Human Embodiment
A person is able to have a very unique relationship with the world through _______. This defines us as humans
embodiment
we are not equipped with the best physical attributes among all the beings in the world.
A person is a very biologically deficient being
- Ability to surpass limits.
- Overcoming oneself or being in control even if the body reminds us of certain tendencies.
Transcendence
- One important trait that distinguishes the human person from other beings existence.
Transcendence
- We are able to exercise our imagination and reflection to go beyond our own thoughts and limits.
Our mind is an important tool that allows us to go beyond many of our physical limits.
TRUE OR FALSE:
“Being physically limited in our abilities does not prevent us from hoping for or aspiring to greater things.”
TRUE
How can we overcome our limits?
We can overcome our limits with enough effort and perseverance
What must we do to experience TRANSENDENCE?
We must identify and face our own personal limits.
Essence of Transendence
- To acknowledge our limitations.
- Identify possibilities for development
- Change ourselves for the better.
Another aspect of transcendence is….
opening yourself to new experiences and ideas.
Our capacity for transcendence gives us the…
opportunity to work toward becoming better version of ourselves.
