The Human

Person as a

Complex

Reality

“The human person is a complex reality. The mystery that we are to ourselves and to one another is part of the rich meaning of life, and it

spurs us on to greater reflections and

understanding.”

According to the

church:

So, God then is the author of who we are and where we are to go in life, and includes men and

women in his plan.

Everything that happens in life . . . Happiness, problems,

excitements and challenges are all from God. This are what

makes a person truly strong and molds of what we are right now.

Everyone is unique specially when it comes to personality, likes, dislikes and hobbies.

Even twins, they may look the same but there will always be a difference when it comes to their personality and how they react to one phenomena.

So, who are we right now?

Elements that Affects Our

Personality:. FRIENDS .

FAMILY . ENVIRONMENT .

We are affected by what we see at home since we are young because our parents became our role model, we are expected to be like them or better than them. And also, the distinctiveness or traits we can inherit from our parents.

FAMILY

It’s true that we should choose our friends.FRIENDS that are good influence to our persona and studiesFRIENDS that will give respect to you.FRIENDS that will accept you because you’re YOU, not because of what you have or fulfilled.

FRIENDS

The place we live in can affect our personality, so its good to live in a peaceful community rather than to get in trouble with your neighborhoods. An environment that is green living because it might affect your health. And a crime-free community where you can loosen-up, unwind and relax peacefully.

ENVIRONMENT

THE HUMAN PERSON …Socrates. …Plato.…Aristotle.

JUSTICE AND ITS RATIONALITY

By: Socrates

In the part of the soul, there is the knowledge that exist in the body that

is temporary. The just life is better than the unjust life. The unjust

human being does not always act for the sake of the good. His life is thus worse than the life of a just human

being. An unjust man only do things to

overcome his needs and fulfill his happiness

Ruling is part of plan… One might think that the rulers in a just city

would be better off abandoning their posts and spending all their time in the love of wisdom, since this is the activity in which happiness consists most of all. Thus, it can seem that the unjust life can be better than the just life. In fact, ruling is part of a plan to maximize happiness. "Each ruler will spend much of his time in the love of wisdom, but, when his turn comes, he labors in politics and for city's sake, not as if he were doing something fine, but as a necessity."

THE THEORY OF THE SOULBy PLATO

Comparison:

Theory of the Soul Theory of the Body

The soul is a non-material thing

The soul is capable of independent existence and functioning

It exists before the body does.

It survives the death & destruction of the body.

The soul is the part whereby real knowledge (i.e., knowledge of the Forms) is possible.

The soul is the real person.

The body is a material thing The body is capable of

independent existence, but not functioning existing after death, but first as inert, then as decomposing

The body is an impediment to attainment of real knowledge

The body is not the real person

Indeed, the body is a prison

Theory of the SoulAccording to Plato, the soul consists

of three basic energies which animate human beings: Reason, Emotion, and Appetite. Reason is given the greatest value, while Emotion and especially Appetite are regarded as the "lower passions". The soul that is ordered is governed by Reason, and therefore keeps one's emotions and one's appetites under control.

The Emotions (reactions like anger or fear) and the Appetites (needs

for food, sex, money, etc), must be ruled by Reason (thinking,

persuasion, arguement) in order for a person to be truly happy.

When the lower passions are ruled by Reason, a person is also therby

just.

The psychic harmony of the soul, according to Plato, expresses itself in four cardinal virtues, which are each related to the three basic energies of

the soul. In relation to Reason, the happy or just person possesses

Wisdom (or prudence). In relation to Emotion, the just person has the virtue of Courage. In relation to

Appetite, the just person owns the virtue of Temperance, which is the

control of natural desires.

Flowing outward from this psychic harmony is the fourth cardinal virtue, Justice. Wisdom, Courage and Temperance are directly related to one's own self-control; Justice flows outward from this harmony, and is directed towards other people through acts of charity and kindness.

Plato was prepared to say that the truly just person, whose soul is ordered, is beyond tragedy, and cannot be harmed. Such a person is leading a meangingful life, as against the immoral person.

ENTELECHY

AND THE

SOUL

By: ARISTOTLE

Aristotle divided the soul into three: the appetitive (like worms), nutritive (like tigers), and rational (like Humans). Humans have the

highest level of soul, But they also possess an appetitive and nutritive soul.

Aristotle had some interesting thoughts on the soul, categorizing three types of soul. But he did

not see the soul as a detached, eternal, unchanging entity. Body and soul coexist. The

soul is more aligned with the notion of entelechy. The soul is, in a sense, the potential we have to become realized human beings, to

follow the guiding principle of nature.

From Aristotles point of view:

Every person has different things that make them happy

Someone who indulges in simple physical pleasures is unlikely to be happy, but someone who learns an instrument, or a songhy person who does not know the right way to make use of His wealth may not be happy, but a poor person who enjoys each day of His life to the fullest (like Socrates) may be happy.

A human MUST live life to the fullest, fully realized all three souls (since Humans possess all three), and live in moderation. Happiness is not some ultimate stage. Happiness entails the process of realizing yourself, of reaching your final cause.

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