After reading the “Philosophy of Man”, I discovered and comprehend what really is the meaning of the word being a “Man”. We already studied from the previous chapter which is Philosophy and understand its essence in people’s lives. We grasp the definition of Philosophy in every way, may it be nominal definition or real definition and also its origins. So, we can identify the things that relate philosophy to man or should I say us, people. How important philosophy is to man. Philosophy of Man refers to a course that delves into the origin of human life, the nature of human life, and the reality of human existence. Philosophy of man is one’s desire to know who and what man is. Thus, Philosophy of man, asks a crucial question about himself and gradually answers the question himself. In general the Philosophy of man is a course that deals with man, man is the superstar in Philosophy of man. By the definition of man based on philosophy itself, Man is a being, a creature, whose destiny is to live in two worlds. The spiritual and physical or material world. Man is destined to live in the spiritual world because he summoned by God to live with Him in His kingdom; and man is destined to live I n the physical world since he is part of the world and, besides, he lives among entities in the world, plants minerals, animals, etc. Man is the only recipients of a substantial unity of a material body and spiritual soul. And Human refers to anything exclusively pertinent to man. And also how relevant Logic and Common sense to a Man is, were covered by all the information’s I’ve gathered.
I read all documentation regarding the Philosophy of Man and it also includes famous philosophers that gives their ideas on this matters. What fascinates me is that they all gives us of what we are. They also emphasize the definition of on how to be a human and a man. They also explained the nature and context of being a man. For example, Pythagoras states that “Man is a dipartite of body and soul.” Which means that a soul is immortal, divine, and is subjected to metempsychosis. And also according to him, “Man is the measure of all things, of all things, that they are, and of things that are not that they are not.” And also Socrates who was acclaimed as greatest philosopher in the Western civilization defined Man as a being who thinks and wills. He put more emphasis on the attitudinal level of human nature since he give more value to the human soul rather than the body. He vague that human soul be nurtured properly through the acquisition of knowledge, wisdom, and virtue. He emphasizes the moral sphere of the attitudinal level of human nature. Man for him should discover truth, truth about good life, for it is in knowing the good life that man can act correctly. That man’s attitude towards life should be oriented towards knowledge. For it is in knowledge that man can properly translate such knowledge into really living a good life. And also there’s Plato and Aristotle telling us the difference of soul and body which made up a man.
And these ideas are very essential to us and the future generations. I’m very grateful to them for giving their understanding of the Philosophy of Man. For these simple contributions gives a bigger and deeper meaning to us. In the conclusion I would like to say that Philosophy of man is highly disciplined endeavour aimed at the discovery of man in the manifestations of his spirit at its peaks as these are embodied in the celebrated texts of the great prophets, the great poets and the great philosophers which texts are to be re-lived anew in every age through an interpretative method as recommended by philosophers like Dithery and Iqbal. So it is exceedingly important to teach and pass the essence of the Philosophy of Man to our future generations. For these matters can help them understand on how to become a better person with a knowledgeable mind and a virtue attitude and perspectives towards life.
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