Lesson 3:

Human as an Embodied Spirit

Contents
11 Terms related to human person.

Human person
2

3 What enables us to become persons?

4 How are the body and spirit related?

5 Limits
1 Terms related to human person
 Terms related to human person

Man Human Person

Human nature

(humanity, Generally refers to human b

mankind a Homo sapi eing granted the recognition
nd humank ens of certain things
ind)
Characteristics that distin
guishes human from all ot
her creatures
Refers to th Refers to m
e entire hu an as speci Personhood
man race es

Refers to the state of being

Human being
a person
Distinguish man fro
m other animals
2 Human person
 Person
Dignity

Exteriority

Self-determination

Humans as a person
Self-awareness
Has four characteristics that
differentiate them from anim
als.
 Human person
What distinguishes us from other creatures?
Self-awareness
Refers to a person having cl
ear perception of oneself, in
cluding his or her thoughts,
emotions, identity, and actio
ns.
A person is aware of both their
self and their surroundings. W
e know that we are living an e
xperience. We are not an audi
ence watching a movie, we ar
e the stars in our own movie,w
e create our own story.
Interiority
Rationality The quality of being focused
on one's inner life and identit
Having the ability to reaso
y. These are things that hap
n or think about things cle
pens in our minds. Interiority
arly. let us use our imagination. It
Awareness gives ris
enhances our creativity. It all
e to the notion of "se ows us to create goals, drea
lf",philosophers des ms and plans.
cribes it as the pers
on who is actively a
ware that they perce
ive and experience r
eality
 Human person
What distinguishes us from other creatures?
Self-determination
Refers to the capability of a
person to make choices an
d decisions based on their
own preferences, monitor a
nd regulate their actions, a
nd be goal oriented and sel
f directed. We act and are
aware of our actions, you a
lone make your own action
s.
Free Will
Enables us to do actions
whenever we want to and
makes Self-determination
possible. It is the capacity
to choose a course of acti
on from various alternativ
es. We can choose to do
or not do something.
 Human person
What distinguishes us from other creatures?

Consequences Morallity

Result or effect of an action The goodness or badnes

or condition. We are aware t s of an act. Human action
hat each action has a conse is such an important aspe
quence. ct of a person and is a wa
"For every action their is y to reveal a person's true
an equal or opposite rea nature.
ction." this statement doe
sn't just apply to science
but also to our lives, we c
an do an action and it ca
n have a good or bad co
nsequence.
 Human person
What distinguishes us from other creatures?

Exteriority or
Externality "No man is an isla
The capability to reach out a
Man has a natural a n nd." We as human
nd interact with others and t
atural tendency to see s cannot survive w
he world. We are not alone
k out fellow human bei ithout other creatu
and other persons enables u
ngs, and the relations res. We need eac
s to reach out and establish
hips established by thi h other's help
meaningful relationships wit
h others. s interaction is a vital
Man is considered as a soci component for surviva
al being and that a person n l.
ever exists in isolation.
 Dignity
Human person
What distinguishes us from other creatures?

Innate right to be valued or re Human dignity is rooted in t

spected. All humans have an i he nature of human beings.
nherent worth or value. Each This means that we have di
person is worth the same ano gnity just because we are h "We are all different in o
ther person is priceless, uniqu uman. ur own way." Just becau
e, unrepeatable, and irreplace se someone is rich or p
able. Human dignity also drives u opular doesn't mean tha
s to seek what is good. t they are worth more th
an others. Let us treat e
No person us dispensable ach other equally.
or interchangeable. Every li
fe is important.
3 What enables us to be humans?
What enables us to become persons?
Person
Body Spirit
Philosophers pointed
Philosophers ponder
to another unseen as
ed whether or not we
pect of the human pe
are truly defined only
rson, which along wit
by our body or sense
h the body defines a
s. They said that bod
person. That intangib
y doesn't define a pe
le element is our spiri
rson, because if som
t, which enables u to
eone is missing a par
exercise thoughts, p
t of his body it doesn'
ossess awareness, i
t mean that he/she is
nteriority and exterior
n't a person.
ity.
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Relationship of spiri
t and body
Embodied Spirit

Spirit Body
• Immaterial • Material
• Intangible • Tangible
• Disembodie • Unspirited b
d spirit- only ody- only a
a soul witho body without
ut a body a soul
Embodied Spirit
~The human p To understand embodiment, let us t
~Whatever ou
erson is an E alk about love. Some say that love i
r body experi
mbodied Spiri s associated with the heart, they sa
enced is also
t. y that we love because of our heart.
experienced b
~We cannot s While scientists say that love happe
y our spirit.
eparate the tw ns because of an increase in hormo
o. Because th ~Embodiment nes which has an effect in our body.
ey go hand in enables us to They say that the hypothalamus, a
hand in makin experience all part of the brain, is responsible for f
g us who we a things that m eeling love. Philosophers, on the ot
re. akes us a per her hand, argue that we love not jus
son t with our heart nor our brain, but w
e love with all our being, therefore
Embodiment is the reason we feel l
ove.
 Embodied Spirit
Our experience is also a result of E
mbodiment. The human mind proce
sses information through the sense
s, which are experienced through th
e body. We also react to the things
we experience emotionally. Meanin
gful experiences are mostly tied to
emotions such as happiness, sadne
ss, and anger. When you remember
a memory, you don't only remember
the surroundings but also the emoti
ons you felt.
The human body stands as a media
tor between the material world and t
he spiritual world. Embodiment allo
ws us to have certain feelings not ju
st to other people but also to object
s. Physical acts are no longer purel
y physical, because the body conve
ys something from the inner world.
These feelings or ideas are given to
another person who in turn recogni
zes what the other wants to convey.
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Limits

How does my human nature enable me to explore my limits?
We have numerous opportunities
to explore everything around us a
nd even within us, but we still hav
e limitations. We have a lot of ad
vantages compared to other crea
tures, but there are still things we
naturally cannot do.
We are a very biologicallly
deficient being
It means that there's a lot of t
hings or attributes that we do
not have
Limits
Examples of things we cannot physically do
Birds Gorillas
We achieved all of th
Has a greater strength c
Can fly, but we cannot. is because of the int
ompared to us.
elligence of human,
Fishes we used our wisdom.
Other animals
Can breathe under wate Can survive extreme en Because of science
r, but we cannot. vironments all of this became po
ssible.
We may not be as strong and fast like other c
reatures but we are smarter than them, we ar
e gifted with intelligence. We now use airplan
es to fly, scuba gears to swim underwater an
d other tools and machines to lift great weight
s and perform other feats.

How does my human nature enable me to explore my limits?
Transcendence
The ability to surpass limits. It is
also one important trait that distin
guishes the human person from o
ther beings in existence.
Mind
An important tool that allows
us to beyond many of our ph
ysical limits. We are able to
exercise our imagination and
reflection to go beyond our o
wn thoughts and experience
s.
Limits
Although we have physical
limitations, we can transce
nd them because of our spi
ritual dimension. Physical li
mitations doesn't prevent u
s from hoping for or aspirin
g to greater things.
We as humans have inclin
ations, felt through bodily f
unctions. Feelings such as
hunger, fatigue, and sadne
ss reminds that we are we
ak and has limits. We need
to rest and recover.
Transcendence also mean
s overcoming oneself or be
ing in control.
We can overcome limits wit
h enough effort and persev
erance.
Just remember to try and
try until you succeed. The
re's nothing wrong with tr
ying, most people don't o
ver their limits because th
ey are afraid to try. Don't l
et limitations get you dow
n, you need to transcend
it.
Thank you!
Have a very nice day!