This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
[intro] The Human Person
What makes a human person a human person? |
to promote moral responsibility, use god-given gifts to contribute to society |
- created in the image and likeness of god |
- what is deserving of the person |
- essence of a person, a human person (to promote good) |
Church Perspectives |
Imago Dei |
a person is not just something, but someone |
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intersubjectivity: treating people like objects |
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both corporeal and spiritual: animated by a spiritual soul |
Christian Thinkers
St. Thomas Aquinas |
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1) embodied spirit |
body + spirit = human person. Inseparable |
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2) rational creature |
can make choices to contribute to moral responsibility |
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3) relational being |
social creatures |
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we learn more about ourselves when we're with the people we love/hate |
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4) historical being |
bounded by history, influence from the past |
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we have a past to learn from, a present to apply these learnings to, and a future to look forward to |
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5) unique though fundamentally equal |
equality: from human dignity |
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created from image and likeness of God |
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we have diff dreams and perceptions in the world |
Edit Stein |
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1) union of body and soul, embodied spirit |
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2) humans should be seen in the context of their inner motivations (human dignity) |
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3) role of empathy and understanding in human relationships (not a hierarchy) |
Teilhard de Chardin |
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1) human beings are evolving toward a final spiritual unity |
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2) universe evolves toward a state of greater complexity |
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3) humans are led to cosmic redemption (spiritual quality) |
Gabriel Marcel |
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1) who we are is influenced by others |
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2) fundamentally a being in a relationship |
GK Chesterton |
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1) needs philosophy for their own good |
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2) it is important for a human person to have something to believe in |
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3) reason is how individual and society advance |
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4) church is the meeting place and guardian of truth |
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