Human Persons as Moral Agents

he is the man who said “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.”

Albert Camus

This is a filipino proverb that means “to be born human is easy, to behave like a human being is difficult.”

Madaling maging tao, mahirap magpakatao

what are the two things that if you fail to properly use will bring destruction to others and to oneself

intellect and freewill

this is an ancient greek story that tells of the sphinx

The Riddle of the Sphinx

This is a creature that is half woman and half lion, which devours innocent men and passerby.

Sphinx

What crawls with 4 feet in the morning, walks with 2 feet during midday, and strolls with 3 feet at night?

MAN

this gives meaning to being human and encourages living life responsibly

natural law

the recognition of this law is what helps humans take a strong hold of their strengths and weaknesses, and guides them to choose what is morally good

Natural Law

this story captures the irony and pain of human fate.

The Story of Oedipus

these lead to destiny

Choices and Moral Decisions

according to this law, human persons innately seek to know and do what is good and to avoid what is evil.

Natural Law

is satisfied only when able to discern the truth or to recognize what is moral from what is not

human mind

The 3 Stages of Growth

Stage of Infancy and Childhood

Stage of Maturity

Stage of Retirement

In the riddle it describes this stage as “crawls with 4 feet in the morning”

Stage of Infancy and Childhood

This stage is described as being less aware of one’s body, depending heavily on others and learning to be aware of one’s thoughts and actions in gradual ways

Stage of Infancy and Childhood

the riddle describes this stage as “walks with 2 feet during midday”

Stage of Maturity

this is described as “being increasingly aware of one’s body. learning independence, and discerning and making good decisions for oneself and for others.”

Stage of Maturity

the riddle described this stage as “strolls with 3 feet at night”

Stage of Retirement

This stage is described as “Slowly losing full control over the body and bodily movement, and needing constant assistance in memory, emotional strength, and physical movement.”

Stage of Retirement

When you are in this stage, you depend on the people around you and on the environment for care.

infancy and Childhood

At this stage, humans are simply influenced by physical and emotional needs.

Infancy and Childhood

they are incapable of consciously knowing feelings or making correct action and relies heavily on adults

a baby

in this stage, the child learns independence and the rudiments of conscious decisions.

Maturity

In this stage, one is able to make more independent and loving acts.

Stage of Maturity

in this stage, full control over the body and movement i s lost, they are depicted with a walking staff or assisted by another person

Stage of Retirement

they are moral agents

human persons

This riddle was about 2 sisters, one gives birth to the other, and she in turn gives birth to the first

Day and Night

the strange man oedipus killed was actually

The King of Thebes, his father