The document discusses different perspectives on the human person as an embodied spirit from ancient and contemporary thought. It describes the human person as composed of both body and soul, with the soul being the spiritual or immaterial part. Plato viewed the soul and body as distinct, while Augustine believed they constitute a single person. Descartes argued that the mind is primary over the body, viewing the body as a machine for the mind. This perspective has had impacts such as perception prioritizing intellectual labor over manual. The document covers various thinkers' takes on the relationship between the human body and soul.

2. THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN
EMBODIED SPIRIT: ANCIENT AND
CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT

3. Embody – means to
give a concrete form;
to express, personify,
or exemplify in
concrete form.
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God created man and woman in
His image.
Genesis 1: 26-31

6. Human Person - is a being that
has certain capacities or
attributes such as reason,
morality, consciousness or self-
consciousness, and being a
part of a culturally established
form of social relations such as
kinship, ownership of property,
or legal responsibility.
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Human persons are willed
by God; they are imprinted
with God's image. Their
dignity does not come
from the work they do, but
from the persons they are.
-St. John Paul II, On the Hundredth
Year

8. HUMAN PERSON is composed
of BODY and SOUL
Human Body - consist
of biological systems
that carries specific
functions necessary
for every day living.
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10. HUMAN PERSON is composed
of BODY and SOUL
Soul - the spiritual or
immaterial part of a
human being or animal,
regarded as immortal.
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PLATO
- was a philosopher in Classical
Greece and the founder of the
Academy in Athens, the first
institution of higher learning in the
Western world.
Born: Classical Athens
Died: Athens, Greece
Quotes:
 Love is a serious mental disease.
 Only the dead have seen the end
of war.
 Be kind, for everyone you meet
is fighting a hard battle.

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21. HUMAN PERSON is composed
of BODY and SOUL
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St. Augustine (Born on 354 A.D)
- A medieval Christian
Philosopher
St. Augustine believes that:
1. “a soul in possession of a
body which does not constitute
two persons but one man.
2. The human soul is an
immaterial principle which
animates (gives life) to the body.

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Rene Descartes
 Born on 31 March 1596
 French philosopher,
mathematician, and scientist.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the
main thing is to use it well.
Cogito ergo sum. (I think; therefore I am / I
doubt; therefore I exist)
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is
necessary that at least once in your life you
doubt, as far as possible, all things.

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Rene Descartes
Mind is Primary over the
Body
The body is just an
extension or the machine
of the mind

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Impact of the Priority given to the Mind
over the Body:
1.Perception over Manual Labor
 White collar jobs are well paid
compared to the blue collar jobs
1.View against women
 Women are less in power compared
to men because they are more
emotional compared to men.

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