Human Person as an Embodied Spirit PDF

## The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit - Human existence is embodied existence. - Many things related to our existence as persons are related to bodies - age, sex, race, relationships, etc. ## Consciousness - Is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or som...

## The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit - Human existence is embodied existence. - Many things related to our existence as persons are related to bodies - age, sex, race, relationships, etc. ## Consciousness - Is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself. ## Embodiment - Refers to the biological and physical presence of our bodies, which is a necessary precondition for subjectivity, emotion, language, thought and social interaction. ## Limitations of the Human Person as an Embodied Spirit - **Facticity:** Refers to the things in our life that are already given. Refers to all the details that surround us in the present: our environment, our language, our past decisions, our past and present relationships, and even our future death. - **Spatial-temporal Being:** - As temporal beings, our most obvious limitation is our finitude - our finite quality or state. - As spatial beings, we are limited by our bodies to be present in two or more places at the same time. - We are limited by space (spatial) and time (temporal). - Our spatial-temporal situation sets our preconditions of understanding. - We are more concerned with the past and/or future that is why we never appreciate the present. - We cannot be at the place where we want to be at an instant. - **The Body as Intermediary:** - Intermediary means acting as a mediator (Merriam-Webster). - Our body serves as an intermediary between us and the physical world. - Our body limits our experience of the world to "our" world. - This imposes limitations concerning communication and expressions. - Having a body may prevent us from disclosing what we really want to express. ## Transcendence - Is the ability to change, be dynamic, and continually redefining one's self which works with our facticity to create change. - At times we use our facticity as an excuse for our difficulties and failures. - We are free to define who we are and who we are to be. ## References - Sioco, M.P., & Vinzons, I. (2016). Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person. Quezon City: Vibal Group, Inc. - Caraan, A. (2016). Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems Inc.