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Meaning of “Human”
Human is defined as a rational being,
endowed with composite characteristics
(physical, mental, moral spiritual, and
emotional) as distinct from lower animals.
Meaning of “Philosophy of the
Human Person”
Philosophy of the human person
is the love or desire of a rational being
endowed with wisdom. It is one’s desire to
know who and what a human person is.
Thus, we ask the question “Who is he?”
The focal point of study is the human
person, the meaning of his existence, his
destiny, his relation to others, society and
the world.
Broadly speaking, philosophy of the
human person is a course that deals with
the study of human person as an
embodied being, immersed in society, the
world and the environment and oriented
towards death. Thus, the human
person’s life existence is fulfilled in
various relationships his relationship
to himself, relationship to others,
relationship to society, relationship to
the world and environment and his
impending death.
The philosophy of the human person
started when the methods of philosophy is
applied to find answers regarding the
questions and mysteries of human
existence. The human person which is
formerly used as man (in philosophy of
man) is the more applicable term to avoid
confusion in a word that applies to both
sexes.
The Perspectives of Philosophy of
Human Nature
There are two perspectives in the study of
philosophy. These are the partial perspective and the
holistic perspective.