philo Flashcards
it is the general term commonly used to refer to the entire human race. Other
related terms, humanity, mankind, and humankind.
MAN
refers to man as species – HOMO SAPIENS or MODERN HUMAN
BEINGS. The term human being is also used to differentiate man from other animals
HUMAN
is the personality of a human being so called “SELF”
PERSON
defines as the nature of humans especially the fundamental
characters and traits of humans
HUMAN NATURE
refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself,
including his thoughts, emotions, identity and actions.
Self-awareness
refers to the capability of persons to make choices and
decisions based on their own preferences, monitor and regulate their actions, and be goaloriental and self-directed.
Self-determination
- is the result or effect of an action or condition. Philosophers
believe that a person acts freely and with due regard for the consequences of his actions.
Consequence
refers to the capability of a person to reach out and interact with
others and the world
Externality
refers to the innate right to be valued and respected. Philosophers
consider all humans as having an inherent worth or value.
Dignity
human persons are naturally deficient beings.
This means that we are not prepared with the best physical aspects among all the beings
Limitations of the Human Person
- is the ability to change, be dynamic, and continually redefining
one’s self which works with our facticity to create change.
Transcendence
- refers to the things in our life that are already given.
Facticity
As temporal beings, our most obvious limitation is our finitude
Spatial-temporal being
Having a body may prevent us from revealing what we really want to express
The Body as Intermediary
meaning of the word “trans”
go beyond
meaning of the word “scandare”
climb
limitations and possibilities for transcendence
- may not occur to everyone
- does not come at a specified period
- varies across all people
- may coincide with physical limitations of the body
- developing a positive outlook in life
- working towards reaching a goal
- learning from experience
- mental and emotional disorders (e.g. anxiety, intellectual disability)
- disabilities (e.g. amputated leg, deafness) - disease and illnesses (e.g. hypertension,
cough) - failures and experiences (e.g. failing a subject
BODILY LIMITATIONS
- socioeconomic status
- location of neighborhood (e.g. armed, disorganized, or violent neighborhood)
- abusive relationships (e.g. emotional abuse)
- negative influences (e.g. drug use)
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATIONS
is the discipline that studies the moral relationships of human beings with the
environment and its non-human contents.
Environmental philosophy
a
change from mythical explanation of the origins of the cosmos to a more rational
explanation.
paradigm shift
humans are superior and central to the
universe, thus, it is human centered.
Anthropocentric Model
-it is the ecological or relational integrity of the humans that provides meaning of
our morals and values and it is nature centered.
Ecocentric Model
a pre-Socratic philosopher and scientist
said about the Creation-Destruction.
According to him,
the sketch of the genesis of the world (cosmology), the
evolution of the world begins with the generation of
opposites in certain region Nature.
Anaximander
