THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT 3.

Transcendence helps us to become better persons and to

improve our own selves.
HUMAN PERSON
 Man-general term used to refer to human race THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
 Person-refers to human being granted recognition of certain
HUMAN PERSON
rights, protection, responsibilities and dignity
 Man-general term used to refer to human race
 Human nature- refers to characteristics that distinguish humans
 Person-refers to human being granted recognition of certain
from all other creatures
rights, protection, responsibilities and dignity
TRAITS THAT DEFINES A PERSON  Human nature- refers to characteristics that distinguish humans
from all other creatures
1. SELF AWARENESS
 refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself TRAITS THAT DEFINES A PERSON
including his/her thoughts, emotions, identity and actions
1. SELF AWARENESS
 driven by rationality or human thought
 refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself
 enables the person to experience an “inner world” that is
including his/her thoughts, emotions, identity and actions
defined by our personal thoughts and ideas
 driven by rationality or human thought
(INTERIORITY)
 enables the person to experience an “inner world” that is
2. SELF DETERMINATION defined by our personal thoughts and ideas
 refers to the capability of persons to make choices and (INTERIORITY)
decisions based on their own preferences, monitor, and
2. SELF DETERMINATION
regulate their actions, and be goal-oriented and self-
directed  refers to the capability of persons to make choices and
decisions based on their own preferences, monitor, and
 makes possible by our free will (the capacity to choose a
regulate their actions, and be goal-oriented and self-
course of action from various alternatives) : consequence
directed
and morality
 makes possible by our free will (the capacity to choose a
3. EXTERNALITY course of action from various alternatives) : consequence
and morality
 capability to reach out and interact with others and the
world
3. EXTERNALITY
 defines our existence
 capability to reach out and interact with others and the
 helps us grow and develop
world
 defines our existence
4. DIGNITY
 helps us grow and develop
 innate right to be valued and respected
 inherent worth/value
4. DIGNITY
 non-quantifiable
 innate right to be valued and respected
 each person is his/her own being
 inherent worth/value
 rooted in the nature of the human being
 non-quantifiable
 drives us to seek what is good
 each person is his/her own being
WHAT IS IT IN OUR HUMAN NATURE THAT ENABLES US TO  rooted in the nature of the human being
BECOME PERSONS?  drives us to seek what is good

SPIRIT WHAT IS IT IN OUR HUMAN NATURE THAT ENABLES US TO

 enables us to exercise thought, possess awareness, interiority, BECOME PERSONS?
and the capacity to reach out to the outside world and the other
SPIRIT
persons
 enables us to exercise thought, possess awareness, interiority,
HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT and the capacity to reach out to the outside world and the other
 enables a person to experience the physical and the spiritual persons
world
HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
 whatever affects the body affects the spirit
 enables a person to experience the physical and the spiritual
 enables the person to encounter the world of objects that
world
transcends the physical
 whatever affects the body affects the spirit
 physical acts no longer physical because the body conveys
 enables the person to encounter the world of objects that
something form the inner world
transcends the physical
 enables the person to have a very unique relationship with the
 physical acts no longer physical because the body conveys
world
something form the inner world
HOW DOES MY HUMAN NATURE ENABLE ME TO EXPLORE MY  enables the person to have a very unique relationship with the
LIMITS? world

TRANSCENDENCE (the ability of man to surpass limits)
1. Transcendence enables us to go beyond limits of our physical
and mental abilities.
2. Transcendence also mean overcoming oneself or being in
control of our natural tendencies or inclinations
HOW DOES MY HUMAN NATURE ENABLE ME TO EXPLORE MY
LIMITS?
TRANSCENDENCE (the ability of man to surpass limits)
1. Transcendence enables us to go beyond limits of our physical
and mental abilities.
2. Transcendence also mean overcoming oneself or being in
control of our natural tendencies or inclinations
3. Transcendence helps us to become better persons and to
improve our own selves.