Lesson 3: Philosophical view Of Man Flashcards
Philosophy begins with a sense of wonder.
A man wonders at 3 main things:
- God
- World
- His/her very being
KNOW THYSELF
Socrates
He thought that
postulating on human matters is what a true
philosopher should do.
Socrates
It comes from two Greek words,
“Philo”
and “Sophos”
, which mean love of
wisdom.
Philosophy
It is a search for meaning. It is a quest.
Philosophy
Philosophy is a system of ___ about _____
beliefs; reality
advocates specifically that man is a composite of
two elements: ____ and _____ (______).
Dualism; Body; soul (mind)
Christians led by ______ and ______ would disagree with any of the two-
mentioned dualistic views on the composition of
man.
St. Augustine; St.
Thomas
Using the _____ as basis, they believe that man
is a ______ being: body, soul and spirit. (Trinity)
Scripture; tripartite
Using the Scripture as basis, they believe that man
is a tripartite being: _______, _______ and . (______)
body; soul; spirit (trinity)
The _____ is the outer part of man, which one can
sensibly perceive. Through it, he can have contact
with the world around him.
Body
The ______ is the inner part of man, which cannot be
seen.
soul
The soul consists of three parts: the _____, the_____ and the ____.
mind; emotions; will
The _____ is the innermost part of man by which he
can commune with _______.
spirit; god
This _____ is believed to
be the temple of God.
core self
‘the _____ is the essential part of man’s
nature, the heart of all human life.
Spirit
holds that man is only one simple element.
Monism
man is purely spiritual. Advocates of this idea were the ancient Hindus.
Idealistic monism
argues that only the body is
real.
Materialist monism
The idea of the spirit is only an illusion.
Materialistic monism
Mind and body are distinct and non-identical entities.
Dualism
Mind and body are manifestations of a single substance.
Monism
A concrete individual substance endowed by reason.
man is a person
A concrete individual substance endowed by ______.
Reason
