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It is a thing as it appears to be, as constructed by the mind and perceived by the senses
substance
phenomenon
object
Philosophers believe the ________ as any material object is with our perception, though its actual philosophical definition concerning the soul/mind is in question.
Mind
Body
object
For him, “The soul never reasons better than when it as completely isolated itself by sending the body walk.”
. Lucretius
Plato
Descartes
For him, “The word body is very equivocal. When we speak of a body in general, we mean a specific part of the material and set the amount in which the universe is composed. But when we speak of the body of a man or woman, we hear any matter which is united with the soul of man” (Passions of the Soul).
. Lucretius
Plato
Descartes
In the 17th century, he was the first to develop the mind-body problem.
Descartes
Plato
Aristotle
According to the Christian Philosopy, “embodied spirit” means _______.
The separable union of body and soul.
The inseparable union of body and soul.
The interchanging body and soul.
The distance between body and soul.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a “body”?
Material
Immaterial
Mutable
Destructible
Which of the following is not a characteristic of “soul”?
Material
Immaterial
Immutable
Indestructible
Which of the following is not based on Plato’s take on Human as an Embodied Spirit?
Body’s existence is dependent to the soul.
Soul’s existence is independent to the body.
The body existed prior to the soul.
The human person is just a soul using a body.
This part of the soul is located in the head.
Spiritual
Rational
Appetitive
Reason
This part of the soul is located in the chest.
Rational
Spiritual
Appetitive
Reason
This part of the soul is located in the abdomen
Appetitive
Spiritual
Rational
Reason
This part of the soul enables the human person to think and comprehend.
Rational
Spiritual
Appetitive
Reason
According to Plato, Desire+Spirit+Reason=Soul. What is the function of the word “Desire”?
Animates
Motivates
Guides
Instructs
According to Plato, Desire+Spirit+Reason=Soul. What is the function of the word “Reason”?
Motivates
Animates
Guides
Instructs
What is the greek word for soul?
Psyche
Aphrodite
Zeus
Hades
According to the principle of life, anything that has _____ has a soul.
Brain
Body
Feeling
Life
Plants have souls which possess three basic requirements. Which of the following is not included?
Capacity to grow
Capacity to reproduce
Capacity to feed itself
Capacity to feel
What is a type of soul present in plants?
Sensitive
Rational
Vegetative
Botanical
Sensitive and Rational are the type of soul present in which level/s?
Plants and Animals
Plants and Humans
Animals and Humans
Humans Only
According to Aristotle, the human person is just an animal that _____.
Talks
Feels
Thinks
Argues
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
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.
Persons, although unique in so many aspects yet they are fundamentally equal. The main source of our equality is:
We are all rational creatures;
We are all equal in both social and economic aspects;
We are all created by God;
We are all capable of loving.
Since we are destined to share in God's eternal life:
We do not need to be good as human persons.
We are totally not responsible for our human actions and decisions.
We are assured that we would be in heaven with God regardless of our moral belief and actions.
We are morally responsible for our actions.
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