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What is a HUMAN
PERSON?
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DISCOVER
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The most basic
definition of a human Philosophers believe
being relates to the that there is something
nature of humans as in the human individual
animals. that sets him apart from
other beings.
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How do we know that we are human persons?
TRAITS
SELF SELF
AWARENESS DETERMINATION
EXTERNALITY DIGNITY
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Who am I?
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SELF - AWARENESS
A person is aware of both
We have deeper his surroundings and
awareness that himself.
is driven by He knows that he is living an
rationality or experience and is an active
human participant in this
thought.” experience. 13
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SELF - AWARENESS
“This awareness goes A person is aware of
beyond perception and both his surroundings
reaction to the and himself.
environment. He knows that he is
We have deeper awareness living an experience and
that is driven by rationality is an active participant
or human thought.” in this experience.
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SELF - AWARENESS
This awareness gives rise to This enables us to
the notion of the “self” which experience an “inner
the philosophers describe as
world” that is defined
the person who is actively
aware that he is perceiving
by our personal
and experiencing reality. thoughts
and ideas. 15
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SELF - AWARENESS
Creativity also means that a
person can create within himself
what is not yet existing outside.
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MORALITY “
An element of human
action which pertains to the
goodness and badness of an
act.
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Human action is an important aspect of the
human person that philosophers consider as a
way to reveal a person’s true color.
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The realization that we are not alone and that there are other
persons around us enable us to reach out and establish
meaningful relationship with others.
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Man has the tendency to seek out fellow human beings
and the relationships established by this interaction is
important component for survival.
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What is my worth?
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All humans are persons,
however, not all persons are
humans.
—LEVAR BURTON
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Each person is worth the same as another person in the
sense that every person is priceless, unique,
unrepeatable, and irreplaceable.
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We do not value
another person in We do
the same way we not put
value things such as price on
house and cars.. a person.
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No person is dispensable or
interchangeable.
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DIGNITY because
of the FACT that he
is HUMAN.
PHYSICALITY
…whether or not the person is truly defined by his or
her body and what he or she experiences through the
senses.
UNSEEN
… the intangible element is the “spirit” which enables
us to exercise thought, possess awareness, interiority,
and the capacity to reach out to the outside world and
other persons. 35
How are the
body and spirit
related?
How does my human
nature enable me to
explore my limits?