NATURE OF HUMAN PERSON Flashcards
A human person is a responsible person.
Buenaflor, 2011
he defines the human person as having physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual attributes.
Estanol et al. (2007)
describes the human person as having physical and spiritual substance because he/she has a soul and is created by a Superior Being with a divine purpose.
St. Thomas Aquinas
The Human Person: Not Real, But Existing
Babor (2007)
4 kinds of Views
Biblical views
Philosophical views
Classical Greek views
Sociological views
he presented that a human person is perfect in this world because what is in this world is just an imperfect copy of humanity’s original self in the realm of ideas.
Plato
he stipulated that the human person is the measure of all existent and nonexistent things
Protagoras
he posited that a human person is knowledgeable of those existing, for who does not exist is nothing
Parmenides
Philosophy of the Human Being
Maguigad (2006)
philosophical views of the human person, namely
Conservatism
Liberalism
Socialism
Fascism
view is not entirely positive and definitely non-egalitarian. Some men contribute more than others to society and, therefore, must be rewarded and honored by society
Conservatism
has more egalitarian view, which believes that a human person is capable of reasoning out, rationalizing, and having the capacity to live productively if only given the opportunity.
Liberalism
a human being readily engages in cooperative social activities when given the opportunity.
Socialism
he believes that man is driven primarily by desire for economic gains.
Marx
believes that the country is what matters most. The human person can prosper only when the nation prospers.
Fascism