Lesson 6 - Human Person as Embodied Spirits Flashcards
Believed that man are rational beings;
“Man by nature desires to know.”
Aristotle
Within Individuals and Society:
“Man is a social animal.”
Karl Marx
believed that “Man is his soul”
PLATO
the essence of his humanity and the
source of all his activities.
soul
What two concepts Plato believed?
Concept of Matter (physical) and Form (Ideal)
characteristics of body and form or soul to Plato
body - easily corrupted
form - eternal, immortal, true, real
3 Parts of the Soul according to Plato
- Appetitive
- Spiritual
- Rational
a part of soul that corresponds to the thirst and hunger in many forms a person experiences
Appetitive
a part of soul that relates to one’s emotional state
Spiritual
the highest part of the soul; lies in the mind of a person
Rational
concept division of the soul
Soul can be a driver of both sensible deeds or bad because of neglect and sinfullness
only possible if the soul is pure and immortal
The real knowledge of the form
believed that soul comes first
Plato
believed that soul comes first and can only exist with a body
Plato
“Man is the whole of his body and soul.”
ARISTOTLE
first actuality of a natural body
that has life potentially
Soul
He believed that the form of a single object was not a kind of abstract ideal
Aristotle
Relation of body and soul (Aristotle)
also the relation of matter to form.
There is no matter that is not informed by form, and no form
that is not the form of the matter.
it is what makes matter a matter a ‘this’,
form
the form of a living thing.
soul
3 degrees of soul according to Aristotle
– Nutritive
– Sensitive
– Rational
focuses on the soul of plants, including every one who provides nutrients
Nutritive
focuses on the emotions targeted to sentimental beings like animals
Sensitive
focuses on humans and their minds
Rational
serves as a doer in which it acts based on a person’s decision and rationale
First actuality
the one who dictates on what should be done
Potentiality
“The soul is not a soul if it is not the soul of a body.”
ST. AUGUSTINE
Man can be divided into…
body and soul (more important)