Philosophy

It is a thing, an entity, or a being that can have properties and bear relations to other purposes.

• Substance

• Object

• Phenomenon

• Causal Interaction

It is the unchanging essence of a thing, which exists by itself and has attributes and modes that may change.

• Phenomenon

• Causal Interaction

• Substance

• Object

It is the Nature-centered point of view.

• Consequential

• Anthropocentrism

• Deontological.

• Ecocentrism

It is a thing as it appears to be, as constructed by the mind and perceived by the senses.

• Phenomenon

• Causal interaction

• Object

• Substance

It is a form of communication driven by causation

• Phenomenon

• Causal interaction

• Substance

• Object

It is the Human-centered point of view.

• Consequential

• Anthropocentrism

• Ecocentrism

• Deontological

The human person is just his/her body and nothing more.

Humans do not have a spiritual component.

• Un-spirited view

• The disembodied spirit

• The embodied spirit

The human person is essentially just his/her spirit.

The body is a non-essential component of human person.

The body is dependent on the spirit but the spirit is not dependent on the body.

• Un-spirited view

• The disembodied spirit

• The embodied spirit

Spirit/Soul

A set of capabilities of abilities that give life to something

The human person is the unity of body and spirit.

The body and spirit cannot exist independently of one another

• Un-spirited body

• The disembodied spirit

• Embodied spirit

It is the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

• Environment

• Human