BIOETHICS - THE PERSON & NATURE OF MAN

Lazo
PERSON
*Ethics- object with special moral value: an object
with special
moral value because of spiritual status,
autonomous
nature, or importance for other people
*Law- individual or body of individuals: a living human
being or a
group, either or both having legal rights and
responsibilities
persone : French
persona : Latin
prosophon : Greek
tao : Filipino/ Tagalog
self or ego : Psychologists
Person:
An individual existing separately and
independently from others,
capable of knowing and loving in an
intellectual way and of
deciding for himself the purpose or end of his
actions

NATURE OF MAN
1.Man is Alive
2.Man is above all Gods creation
3.Man is meant to live a life of virtue and strive for
perfection
4.Man is created with intelligence & free will
(spiritual soul),
which will enable him to know what is good &
to want
to do good
5.Man has free will
Man is alive
- Gift of LIFE given by GOD
- Mans life is SACRED
- Only God can give life, and only HIM can take it
away
Man is above Gods creation
- Man is very special:
- Gifts: to know Him, to love Him & to serve Him and
be
with him forever
- Final destiny & ultimate end: to be with Him
Man is meant to live a life of virtue & strive for
perfection
- Nature of man: gifted with virtue
- It is expected of man to act according to the
nature to
which he was created
- Man is unhappy when he do things contrary for
which he
was created

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Man is created with intelligence & free will
(spiritual soul), which will enable him to know
what is good & to want to do good
- Man is composed of
o body(physical side)- see, hear, touch
o soul (spiritual side)- intellect & will
- Soul animates the body
Man has free will
- Free will: power of independent action & choices
- Man can choose to do good or not, but he is
responsible for his action
- Conscience: an intellectual judgment that he
makes on the goodness or badness of his words,
thoughts, and actions
MAN AS A RATIONAL BEING
Nature & attributes of man rational
Rational: clear thinking & judgment;
acts in accordance with reason & logic
Conscience

ESSENCE OF PERSONHOOD
Biology: Homo sapien
Modern Latin: wise man
Christian view: person created by God in His image &
likeness and redeemed by His Son; we possess
intelligence & free will

SIGNIFICANCE OF BEING A PERSON

1.A person has an inherent dignity which must be
respected
a.Ones life is sacred & inviolable
b.A person must be an end and not a means to an
end
c. A person can & should decide (autonomy) what is
best for him without constraints
d.All person of equal worth regardless of race, color,
age, past history, socio-economic, political, or
cultural status
e.A person must be related to in a respectful
courteous manner
2.A person that has an ultimate destiny, a single final
end
Eternal happiness in union we with our Creator
Rights & needs
3. Lives with others in a community
Talents & resources for the common good
Live, grow, develop, improve with others
Peaceful relationships with others & shared values
4. A person reflects his Creator
a.A person possesses an inherent goodness that
helps one oneself & others
b.A person is called to sainthood
c. A person who is a healthcare provider must
continue Christs healing love for the suffering &
the sick

BIOETHICS - THE PERSON & NATURE OF MAN

Lazo
END OF THE TOPIC LESSON

Healthcare providers must recognize that

everyone is a special person with dignity,
needs, and capacities for knowing &

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choosing. One must strive to know, serve,
and love the others just as what our Creator
expected us to do in order to be with Him at
the final end.

JL D.