Man as Person

Man is born into this world as an individual. We call him thus a person
and not human nature. A person is an individual human nature manifested in
history of time and place.
Etymologically, person comes from the Greek “prosophon” which refers
to  the mask used by stage actor. The Latin “Personare” alludes  to the mask
which is so constructed that the voice of the actor is projected forcefully. In this
sense, we may speak of person as human nature, hidden by the mask of
individuality, but projected or manifested through it.

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A person, therefore, is an individual, existing separately and
independently from others, capable of knowing and loving in an intellectual
way, and of deciding for himself the purpose or end of his action. (Agapay)