The human person is an embodied spirit - means that the human person is the point of convergence between the material and spiritual entities, that is between the body and the soul. Man is not only body, but he is something infinitely higher. Of all the animal creations of God, man is the only animal who has been created in order that he may know his maker. Man9s aim in life is not to add from day to day to his material prospects and to his material possessions but his predominant calling is from day to day to come nearer to his maker.

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6. The questions
humans ask is not
only limited to
information about
himself, but also
encompasses his or
her own self being.
The question that a
person considers as
something obvious
or ordinary
becomes the center
of the person’s
mental and physical
ability.
And what can be
seen as obvious or
ordinary can be
quite difficult to
answer.

7. Human beings
cannot just put their
answers in a
formula, for a
person’s being goes
beyond that.
Thus what seems to
be obvious and
ordinary may lead
into the depth of a
person’s being.
As the person
contemplates the
ordinary and
obvious, the person
then leaves the
ordinary and makes
something unique.

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13. Monism characterizes the soul
and body as the same. In
general, monism refers to the
idea of one core entity. We are
one entity made up of a body
and soul working together to
allow us to function. In contrast
to dualism, monism is much
simpler and avoids many
unresolved questions.
Based on monism, a person's essence is
resultant and dependent upon their
body. Experiences and personality,
making up who the person is and their
soul, are influenced and driven by
physical events and perceptions. When
the body dies, the soul does not have
the ability to function independently,
so there is no afterlife.

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We have a body but we are
more than our body.
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Through the body, we express
what is within ourselves.
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In the same way, our soul is so
much a part of our humanity
that we need to nourish and
care for our soul as well.

15. Rational
Theoretical – This part reasons about “fixed facts” or how
things are. The activities of this part are scientific reasoning
and pure contemplation.
Practical – This part reasons about what to do. The activities
of this part are called deliberation or deciding what to do.
Appetitive
Responsible for those activities (which we can
call “animation”) which we share with
animals, e.g. motion, sensation,
appetition/desire.
Vegetative
Responsible for those activities (which we can
call “vegetation”) that we share with plants.
E.g. nutrition & growth.