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FIRST QUARTER
MODULE 3: The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit
Content Focus:
1. Human Body and soul
Expected Task:
1. Presents an investigatory movie or any that collate how human become being.
Try This
Group the students into five (5) via GROUP CHAT instruct the students to have a one whole
sheet of paper and burn the paper (burning the piece of paper done outside their home) and
observed the changes - appearance of paper (observation must be done through video
during the whole process) after the activity the student will UPLOAD their video to their
respected GROUP CHAT and discuss their observation.
Processing Questions:
1. what makes the paper turn to ash?
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2. what are the two co-principles who have witness during the activity?
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A piece of paper has a matter and form. If we burn the paper, it will turn into ash
because the actual paper has the potency to become ashes. Obviously, a piece of paper is
different from its resulting ashes. This is because the form of a paper is different from the
form of an ash. It is matter which facilitates the change from paper to ash, because it is
within the potential of a paper to receive the form of an actual ash. In relation to the
human being, Aristotle claims that the form refers to the soul while matter refers to the
body. And since matter and form – body and soul – are co-principles, the soul cannot exist
apart from the body. Because Aristotle also believes that human beings are composed of
body and soul with – two co-principles which he calls matter and form.
Study the figure below how Aristotle believes that human beings are composed of
body and soul.
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MODULE: INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Prepared by: ROPER T. GAMALI., LPT
Study the figure 2. How does human become being? State your answer
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For Plato, a human being is composed of body and soul, but he argues that the human is
essentially his soul. Prior to human being’s existence in this physical world (of the sense) the soul is
residing in the world of ideas, so that the original condition of human being is that of a soul. And as
we acquired bodies during birth in the physical world, we are subjected to different kind of
limitations, including forgetfulness of the truth that we have encountered in the world of ideas.
Example: everyone has an idea of a dog. And when we compare one dog from other dogs, we realize
that they are different, but we still recognize them as dogs because of our idea of a dog. Our idea of
a dog is thus far superior in reality than the dog that we see in the street. Plato looks the body with
contempt because it is the source of our errors. The body, together with everything in the world of
the senses.
√Sel f-check :
Based in our activity and discussion
1. How human become being?
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2. How person can acquire ownership his own body
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MODULE: INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Prepared by: ROPER T. GAMALI., LPT
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6. What moral values did you acquire in our discussion and activity
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1.The “I” which Descartes realized as an indubitable is not man or rational animal but only
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2. Aristotle considered things as composed of two co-principles, matter and form. In
relation to the human being, ___________ is considered to be its form, while.
3. __ ___ is considered to be its matter.
4._________ He is known for his philosophy of two worlds: world of Form and world of
Matter.
5. He is well-known “I think, therefore, I am” ________.
True or False: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is False.
_______1. The manner of ownership of the human body cannot be equated with owning an
object.
_______2.To claim ownership of something, a person must demonstrate manifestations of
control over what he owns.
_______3. Can word really capture the things that we want to express?
_______4. Aristotle considered the body as a prison of the soul
_______5.According to Descartes that the idea of heaven where we are supposed to find
eternal peace and happiness.
REFERENCES
1. Sioco & Vinzons., 2016., Introduction to the Philosophy of the human person., Vibal
group inc.
2. Philippine Normal University: 2013., LET, Social Sciences., PNU Press.
3. Dennis Villanueva Tubo., 2017., Introduction to the philosophy of human person.,
Unlimited books library services & publishing inc.
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