Lesson 2 : The Human Person Flashcards
1
Q
The moral agent
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Human person
2
Q
Augustine’s idea of man, as composed of
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both body and soul.
3
Q
three-fold composition of man
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a body, a soul, and a spirit
4
Q
Man’s possessing a body endowed with five senses
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sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch
5
Q
the very first observable characteristic of man in the world
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The 5 senses
6
Q
Augustine speaks of three levels of knowledge or “vision”
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- Corporeal
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
7
Q
the inner man
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the soul
8
Q
the outer man
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the body
9
Q
The human soul certain faculties
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reason (intellect), will and memory.
10
Q
For Augustine, man is essentially
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a rational substance consisting of soul and body
11
Q
provides the reason and the will, the materials
they need for their respective functions.
A
Memory
12
Q
Freedom
A
Libertas
13
Q
Liberum arbitrium
A
Free will
14
Q
Nature of the Human Person
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- Open and relational
- Conscious Beings
- Embodied Spirit
- Historical
- Unique yet Fundamentally Equal
15
Q
Hyle in greek
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Matter
