Understanding Man as a Subject and a Person: A Wojtylan Personalistic Interpretation of Human Being
Man has been the concern of various philosophical schools of thought and can be said as the center of philosophical inquiry. However, not all of the concerns of philosophy points to defend man in his external and internal dimensions. In Karol Wojtyla's philosophy of the Human Person, he interpr...
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2007-06-01
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| description | Man has been the concern of various philosophical schools of thought and can be said as the center of philosophical inquiry. However, not all of the concerns of philosophy points to defend man in his external and internal dimensions. In Karol Wojtyla's philosophy of the Human Person, he interprets man as not being solely as a "rational animal." He offers instead an understanding of man viewing his innerness as a person manifested not only by his existence, but more importantly through his actions. In this paper, the fundamental concepts of Wojtyla's Human Person are precisely enumerated for a clear understanding of who a Human Person is.This paper aims to interpret man in his two-fold character, as a Person and as a Subject using Karol Wojtyla's Personalism. In this task, one must be noted that Wojtyla employs Thomism and Phenomenology in his thought. In the discussion, I will lay down the primary distinction between these two concepts for a better understanding of the anthropological structure of man, his innerness and exteriority. The discussion has three divisions, the first part discusses the two different ways of understanding Human Being; the second part discusses the concept of Person; and the third part discusses the Human Subject. |
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| title_short | Understanding Man as a Subject and a Person: A Wojtylan Personalistic Interpretation of Human Being |
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