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Human Person
Approaches to philosophical
study of the human person
1. Metaphysical approach
2. Existential approach
Philosophical Studies
METAPHYSICAL APPROACH
-which focuses on the kinds of substances
or materials and capacities that uniquely
make up a human person
EXISTENTIAL APPROACH
-which focuses on the kind of life, or mode
of existence, that is unique to a human
person
Philosophical Studies
METAPHYSICAL APPROACH
-it examines the essential components
of a human person
-dealing with what of a human person
(ex. Tarzan has the what of a human
person for he has the physical and
mental capacities of a human person)
Philosophical Studies
EXISTENTIAL APPROACH
-it examines the essential features of
the human way of life
-dealing with the who of a human
person (ex. Tarzan while living with the
apes, he has the who of an ape as he
lives the way of life of an ape)
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