Lesson 6 The Human Person As An Embodied Spirit
Lesson 6 The Human Person As An Embodied Spirit
Lesson 6 The Human Person As An Embodied Spirit
THE HUMAN
PERSON AS AN
EMBODIED
SPIRIT
MAN
PERSON
HUMAN
Presentation Title 2
IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES
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WHAT IS HUMAN PERSON?
• Human person is someone
with an exact origin of
his /her classification.
• From the biblical
perspective, we came from
Adam and Eve.
• For Science, we came from
an Ape under the Class:
Mamallia. 7
WHAT IS HUMAN PERSON?
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WHAT IS EMBODIED
SPIRIT?
Embodied spirit is an
animating core living within
each of us.
It is known to be the driving
force behind what we
actually think, do and say.
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WHAT IS EMBODIED
SPIRIT?
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
PERSON
Is able to reach
Has awareness Has self
out and interact Has dignity
of self determination
with other
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
1. SELF- AWARENESS
• refers to person having a clear
perception of oneself, including his
or her thoughts, emotions,
identity, and actions. It is the
ability of one’s consciousness to
look inward thus discovering the
presence of a self.
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1. SELF- AWARENESS
• This awareness gives rise to the
notion of the “self”, which the
philosophers describe as the
person who is actively aware that
he or she is perceiving and
experiencing reality.
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
1. SELF- AWARENESS
• We experience interiority,
that is, the quality of being
focused on one’s inner life
and identity
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
2. EXTERNALITY
• It is the capability of a
person to reach out and
interact with others and
the world.
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
2. EXTERNALITY
• The realization that we are
not alone and that there are
indeed other people around
us enables us to reach out
and establish meaningful
relationships with others.
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2. EXTERNALITY
• Even though human beings
have interiority they are not
trapped inside their heads.
They are able to go beyond
their limited selves and
embrace others.
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3. SELF- DETERMINATION
• It refers to the capability of
persons to make choices and
decisions based on their own
preferences, monitor and
regulate their actions, and be
goal oriented and self directed.
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3. SELF- DETERMINATION
• We are persons because we act
and we are aware of our actions.
• Free will is the capacity to
choose a course of action from
various alternatives
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3. SELF- DETERMINATION
• Consequence- is the result or
effect of an action or
condition.
• Morality- is the “goodness or
badness” of an act
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4. DIGNITY
• It is the innate right to be valued
and respected.
• Philosophers consider all humans
as having an inherent worth or
value.
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4. DIGNITY
• Each person is worth the same as
another person in the sense that
every person is priceless, unique,
unrepeatable and irreplaceable
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HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
4. DIGNITY
• Human dignity is rooted in the nature of the human
• It means that a person has dignity simply because of
the fact that he is human.
• Dignity is not defi ned by outside factors like
intelligence, beauty, skills, etc
• A person retains his dignity in spite of his or her
actions or behavior
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• St. Thomas Aquinas, a
philosopher and one of the
greatest theologian in the
Catholic Church in the 13 th
century, said that “of all
creatures, human beings have
the unique power to change
themselves and things for the
better.
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Transcendence