The Human Person as Embodied Spirit PDF
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This document explores the philosophical concept of the human person as an embodied spirit. It delves into the different viewpoints on the body and soul, from Christian doctrine to the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. It also considers medieval philosophies, like those of Aquinas and Augustine.
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THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EMBODIED? EMBODIMENT IS THE CENTRAL CONCEPT IN DISCUSSING THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN SOUL. PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE DEFINED MAN’S EMBODIMENT AS EMBODIED COGNITIONS THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN BODY AND SPIRIT/SOUL 1. CHRISTIAN DOC...
THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EMBODIED? EMBODIMENT IS THE CENTRAL CONCEPT IN DISCUSSING THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN SOUL. PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE DEFINED MAN’S EMBODIMENT AS EMBODIED COGNITIONS THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN BODY AND SPIRIT/SOUL 1. CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE HOLDS THAT THE SPIRIT IS CREATED BY GOD, AND THAT IT IS EMBODIED IN THE HUMAN BEING. 2. ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 1. PLATO he believed that the human spirit or soul is composed of three parts: LOGOS (REASON) THYMOS (SPIRIT) EPITHYMIA (APPETITE) 2. ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 2. ARISTOTLE rejected Plato’s explanation and believed that the soul is not independent of the body but is joined together with the human being. For him the human being is composed of matter and form. 2. ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS MATTER refers to the components that make up an object (what exists externally). FORM refers to the structure and arrangement of matter that actually gives rise to the object itself. 3. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHERS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS believed that the soul is the “first actuality” of the body. It means, for there to be a body, there should first be a soul. For St. Thomas Aquinas, the soul has a substance but has no physical or concrete form, and is able to exist even without the body. 3. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHERS ST. AUGUSTINE considered the soul as the driving force that governs the body and defines the human person.
