This document outlines a theory of original human nature that describes humans as originally divine beings with three key attributes: 1) As beings with a divine image, possessing a united spirit and physical mind encapsulating universal order. 2) As harmonious beings of yin and yang, representing love and order through ethics and virtues. 3) As beings with position, exercising subject consciousness as rulers with authority balanced by love and concern for others. The document also briefly discusses existentialist critiques of this view of human existence.

1. theory of original nature
derek dey
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2. index
theory of the original human
nature
• a being with divine image
• a being with divine character
• a being with position
• conclusion
• an appraisal of the
existentialist analysis of
human existence
http://www.unification-thought.org/neut/Neut03.html
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3. intro: ontology existentialism alienation ?
• Buddha Jesus Socrates Aquinas Descartes Kant Hegel
Kierkegaard Feuerbach Marx Scheler-(3 categories)
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4. theory of the original human
nature
• fall / pathologies
• pre-fall natural condition
• original image - ontology
• divine image-divine character
• resemblance and position
?
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5. a being with divine image
• a united being of sungsang
and hyungsang
• extracted from the universal
o rd e r- e n c a p s u l a t i o n o f
elements - microcosm
• current failure to actualize the
original relationship: spirit
mind <> physical mind
• C o n f u c i u s a n d K a n t -
cultivation of character
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6. a harmonious being of yin
and yang
• yin and yang
husband wife
mature
self as a
precondition
creation in
harmony
‘full immanence’
love and order
ethics-virtues
rational
intuitive
1. dual characteristics
2. union
3. represent world
4. represent family
self
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7. various forms of harmony
• completion @ stage 3
• husband/wife: dual-characteristics
• unity of humankind; socio-politico
• ecology - self to cosmos
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8. a being of individuality
• universal-individual
image
• identity at conception
- unique
• intrauterine - nature -
stages - value
• nurture supports or
conflates
• Joy in expression
and fulfillment
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9. a being with divine
character • omniscience, omnipotence, heart (love),
omnipresence, life, truth, goodness, beauty,
righteousness, logos, creativity,
• a being of heart - shimjungand heart
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10. expressions
of heart
good-
ness
will
heart
emotion
beauty
intellect
truth
culture
value
function
of mind
the relationship
between mind value
and culture
centered on heart
personal / cultural spheres
science
philosophy
art
ethics
morality
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11. a being of logos
• being of
logos
• true self
• logos
creativity
• 2 stage
creativity
Confucius said in The Analects, “At seventy I followed my heart’s desire without over-stepping the line.”
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12. a being of creativity: logos
• Logos as self
and creativity
• 2 stage
development
• define purpose need
or intention(heart),
research-plan-select
best idea, build,
test, evaluate,
improve
idea intention
heart purpose /
shimjung /
“unchanging
values”
pre-Logos
subliminal/reconsideration
blueprint
plan+material+build
substance: art science artifacts
ISS IHS
SS HS
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13. a being of creativity: science
• “dominion”
• anatomy
• biology
• neuroscience
• astronomy
• physics
• chemistry
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14. a being of creativity: art
• “creativity” / art / music / poetry / sculpture / architecture / cinema / performance / dance
Millet: the gleaners
Vermeer: girl
with the pearl
earring
Chihuly: glass sculpture
dance / performance art
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15. ecology • ‘dominion’ as deep ecology / nature
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16. • subject and object -
relationships
• object consciousness
as ethics
• obedience filial humility
• object position - object
consciousness - loyalty
• subject position -
dominion over all things
a being with position
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17. subject position
• subject consciousness
• family - Confucian - respect
• leadership and concern
• authority and love / love and order
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18. connected being
consciousness and democracy
judicial
legislative
executive
transcendent
principle
people and
agreement
connected body / object consciousness / John Locke
1632-1704 / equality-human rights / constitution
socio-politico
organizations
• allegory of the cave
• ideas / archetypes
• the republic
• laws
(historically premature ?)
God
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19. natural law
• equality before god
• stoics
• democracy as object consciousness
• Locke: ‘Second Treatise Concerning Civil Government’
- George Mason, Thomas Paine, James
Madison etc
• love and order
• way of heaven
processive?
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20. conclusion
• original human being SS
and HS
• harmony of man woman
• original human being
• divine character and logos
• creativity - heart-centered
ruler of all things
• a being with position
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21. • Soren Kierkegaard
• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Karl Jaspers
• Martin Heidegger
• Jean Paul Sartre
Appraisals: existentialism
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22. end
• end of section 3
• next axiology
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