SUMMATIVE 4 PHILOSOPHY

A person is already a complete being, thus he is no longer in the process of becoming an authentic human person.

• True

• False

A person who does evil and irrational things literally reduces himself / herself into the level of the animals.

• True

• False

Moral living entails an understanding of and respect for human persons.

• True

• False

The answer to the question "who am I" comes in great part from the continual interaction with others, our family, our friends and our Church.

• True

• False

Human person as historical being highlights the fact that:

• Human person is a complete reality;

• Human person is a perfect being;

• Human person is always a work in progress;

• Human person as embodied spirit.

Persons are embodied spirits because:

• We are purely material beings;

• We are not limited by time and space;

• Our spirits are more important than our body;

• The basic constitutive elements of our being humans are the physical body and the immaterial spirit.

Our thoughts and emotions reveal the reality that we are:

• Irrational beings;

• Created with body and spirit;

• Limited human persons;

• Of the same nature with the animals.

Our human capacity for self-reflection or self-awareness attests to the fact the humans are:

• Historical beings;

• Embodied spirits;

• Conscious beings;

• Sentient beings.

One of the most obvious capabilities of the human persons as conscious beings is:

• The capability to commit impulsive and irrational action;

• The capability to determine the future with absolute certainty;

• The capability to determine the moral quality of his or her action;

• The capability to rely on others for the personal and serious decisions to be made in view of his or her life.

The saying that, "no man is an island" by John Donne reflects the fact that:

• Man is an embodied spirit;

• Man is a conscious being;

• Man is a relational being;

• Man is a unique being.