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The Human Introduction to

Person as an
the Philosophy
of the Human
Person Learning
Guide #3

Embodied Spirit
RYA RYZEL M. RABISANTO
 Defining Man

Agenda The Nature of Man

According to Plato

The Human Person as an

Embodied Spirit viewed
by Aristotle
 What is Man?
Man is a term generally used to refer to the human race.

Human - man as a species

Human Being - man as beings different from animals
 The Nature
of Man
The very essence of humanity.

Human nature is the fundamental

characteristics that humans
naturally have
 Psycho- man possess mental faculties that
Biological man as part of nature logical able awareness as well as the
Perspective Perspective
capacity to perceive and
experience:
a) rationality
b) intelligence
man’s most significant c) the psyche
Cultural
d) introspection
Perspective achievement w/c sets apart the
evolution of humanity from other Theological
species on this planet is Perspective
considered to be culture man as God’s most
precious creation
Economic
Perspective
man’s ability to work in an
effort to meet wants and
needs
Composition of Man
The Body that is seen by the eye
The Spirit that is the breath of life from God
The Soul that is the inner self of man
 According to Plato
the nature of man is seen in the metaphysical
dichotomy between body and soul.

He believed the body and the soul are two

separate entities. The body is material and
dependent to the soul which immaterial and
independent. Plato conclude that the human
person is a soul using a body.
 Three parts of the Soul
according to Plato

The APPETITIVE The SPIRITUAL The RATIONAL

Drives the Drives the Drives the
human to human to human to
experience experience think,
physical wants emotion and analyze, and
and desire feelings comprehend
 However,
Aristotle argued
that the human person is an "Embodied
Spirit".

Contrary to Plato's idea, Aristotle

believed the body and soul is NOT separate
to one another. The body and soul is one
and constitute the human person as a
whole.
According to Aristotle, all that has life has a soul, therefore
plants and animals too have a soul

The Three Vegetative - soul found in plants; they

cannot think nor feel
Sensitive - soul found in animals; they

Levels of do not possess high level thinking skills

Rational - soul found in humans; they are
capable of both nutritive and sensitive

Soul faculties in addition to rational

thinking