HRE4M Unit Two:

when does a person become a person?

• life begins at conception, when the body and soul are created

what is a soul (2)

• entire human person, innermost aspect of man, made in God’s image

• every soul is made by God, does not seperate from body at death

how are we made in the image of God?

• every human has human dignity

• we reflect God through love, kindness, empathy, compassion

what are the four ways humanity reflects on the presence of God?

• Intellect

• Creativity

• Spirituality

• Love

explain the four ways a person reflects on the presence of God (not list)

• Intellect= rational thought

• Creativity= creation of ideas/theories

• Spirituality= Human person is the unity of a body and a soul

• Love= Showing love to others, help those in need

What are the four factors that affect your self identity?

Cosmic, Genetic, Cultural, Circumstantial

Cosmic factors that shape your self identiy

People have no power/control over when they are born or when they will die.

Genetic factors that shape our self identiy

each person is an unique combination of thier parent’s genes

Cultural factors shaping self identity

living in different countries/families affect which traditions and values we believe

circumstantial factors shaping self identity

historical events, accidents, chance meetings, shape who we are and the choices we make

what is the connection between the soul and body?

• the body is the soul made visible and real

• the human soul is immortal, unlike the body

• the unity of the two gives all people human dignity

the human person as a knower

• the mind can perfom stuff w/o the body (ex relfecting on past)

• human soul is incorruptible, as thinking, love, faith, do not use human organs

limitations of human intellectual knowing

• difficult to understand things when they do not fit into known categories

• ex God and angels

• we need to use reason to understand these things

four causes of St. Thomas Aquinas EMFF

• Efficient cause

• Material cause

• Formal cause

• Final cause

Ethics

Study of values that guide human actions

(what is good? how do we make choices)

Morality

set of customs, habits, rules, behaviors shaping how people live

Ethics guiding morality

Ethics guides morality by giving vision/reason to our actions

• Ethics is knowing what is good and why, morality is actually doing it

how does freedom tie into ethics and morality?

• God has given us free will

• We need to choose to live ethical and moral life

how are we called to goodness?

• Jesus wants to be a part of our lives, we have to choose him

• our hearts contain both evil and goodness, we are to not to harden our hearts but to open them to goodness

autonomy

ability to shpae life/actions.

how to emotions tie into autonomy?

• act as a guide, helping us make choices

• help us move forward and become a person of virtue

what are the three theories of human freedom?

• naturalism

• religious determinism

• social determinism

naturalism (theories of human freedom)

• we are defined by environmental processes (physical, biological, social, and physcological)

• denies the possibility of ethics and morality (deifned by dna, genes determine who you are and who you will become)

religious determinism (theories of human freedom)

• God has influence upon events and actions in our life

• salvation from sin is God’s initiative of love toward humanity

• Free will is a gift from God, we are free to choose or reject him

social determinism (theories of human freedom)

• behavior or freedom is shaped by influences around you

• past determines who you are, behavior is shaped by social factors

what is the Paschal mystery?

• final stages of Jesus’ life

• last supper, arrest, crucifixion, death, resurrection, ascension

what can we learn through the Paschal Mystery?

• learn how to live as morally good people through freedom and responsibility

• learn to live in community, embrace and deal with suffering, have hope in the life to come.

discernment

process of reasoning between right or wrong

what are Kants rules when answering the question “why be a good person? gfi

• God: humans cannot achieve goodness without God

• Freedom: we have the freedom to choose good/evil, but the duty to choose good

• Immortality: we cannot achieve complete goodness in this life, we need the afterlife for supreme goodness

theological virtues

• come directly from God, guide us to have a relationship with him

• faith, hope, love

faith (theological virtue)

allows us to believe in God and his truth

hope (theological virtue)

know that God watches over us and has a plan for us

love (theological virtue)

teaches compassion for all, think less of ourselves and more of others

cardinal virtues

• enable us to master our own desires and live in community

• prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice

prudence (cardinal virtue)

right judgement, common sense,

fortitude (cardinal virtue)

courage, keep going in hard times

temperance (cardinal virtue)

self control, balance using God’s gifts with our own desires

justice (cardinal virtue)

fair treatment, people all have equal rights

list the 7 deadly sins PEG’s LAW

• pride

• envy

• gluttony

• sloth

• lust

• avarice (greed)

• wrath

pride (7 deadly sins)

view onself as a person without fault (HUMILITY)

lust (7 deadly sins)

desire for a person with s3xual intent (CHASTITY)

greed (7 deadly sins)

desire for more material goods (GENEROSITY)

gluttony (7 deadly sins)

wanting more, overindulging (ASCETICISM)

envy (7 deadly sins)

desire for life of another person (GRATITUDE)

wrath (7 deadly sins)

desire to hurt or be violent (FOREGIVENESS)

sloth (7 deadly sins)

desire to be lazy, not living up to full potential (DILIGENCE)

integrity

adherence to moral principles

gratitude

being thankful

how to build a community of good character

• promote virtues

• work towards grater good