9the Human Person in The Society

THE HUMAN
PERSON IN THE
SOCIETY
OBJECTIVES:
 Tounderstand the interplay between the individuality of human

beings and their social contexts
 Toevaluate the formation of human relationships and how
individuals are shaped by their social contexts
 To compare different forms of societies and individualities
Recognize How individuals Form Societies and
How Individuals Are Transformed by Societies
 The information superhighway that we know today gives

more focus on computer hardware, software, and systems
in terms of contribution to society as the basic tools
enabling fast and efficient transfer of information. Before,
personal computers were mainly used for word processing.
Nowadays, the emergence of portable computers enables
many people to transact business anywhere.
 Researchers suggested, however, that Facebook and other
social media might lead to depression. Most of the time, we
post smiling faces, favourite foods, and perfect vacation. We
look at idealized versions of our online friends leaving us
feeling less attractive and less secure about our own status.
We tend to compare how many “likes” our posts generated.
Due to the comparisons, we become more dissatisfied.
Therefore, studies indicate
that our social networking
sites may disconnect users
rather than connect people.

 If Soren Kierkegaard is correct, rather than being
ourselves, we tend to conform to an image or idea
associated with being a certain type of person. E.g. if
we create the people we want to be or the ideal
version of ourselves in our Facebook profiles, then we
conform to a pattern.
 Life was much simpler before. One begins to comprehend how
technology evolved. From medieval crafts to industrial Revolution
that was dominated by factors such as revolutionary discoveries in
natural resources, detection, and extraction of energy resources,
invention of mechanical devices, availability of investment capital,
improved means of transportation, communication, and growing
interest taken by scientific and commercial circles of technology and
engineering.
Philosophically, our totality, wholeness, or
“complete life,” relies on our social relations.
Aristotle said that friends are two bodies with
one soul. Mutual sharing, acceptance, and
sincerity.
 For Buber, the human person attains fulfillment in the realm of
the interpersonal, in meeting the other, through a genuine
dialog. For Wojtyla, through participation, we share in the
humanness of others. Aristotle, Buber, and Wojtyla stress
that the concreteness of our experiences and existence is
directly linked to our experience with others.
Compare Different Forms of Societies and
Individualities
 MEDIEVAL PERIOD (500-1500 CE)

 Some historians say that the middle ages began in AD 476
when the barbarian Odoacer overthrew Emperor Romulus
Augustulus, ending the Western Roman Empire; still others
say about AD 500 or even later. Historians say that the
middle ages ended with the fall of Constantinople.
 The invaders, however, lacked the knowledge and skills to
carry on Roman achievements in art, literature, and
engineering. In effect, highly developed systems of Roman
law and government gave way to the rude forms of the
barbarians. Thus, the early Medieval Period is sometimes
referred to as the Dark Ages.
 In the reign of Clovis, Christianity began to life Europe from the
Dark Ages. Many barbarians had become Christians earlier
though mostly hold the Arian belief, a doctrine that holds
the conviction that the Son of God is finite and created b
God the Father and, thus, condemned as heresy by the
church.
 The way of life in the Middle Ages is called feudalism, which
comes from medieval Latin feudum, meaning property or
possession. Peasants, about nine-tenths of them, are farmers
or village laborers. All peasants – men, women and children
worked to support their lord. Many peasants built their
villages of huts near the castles of their lords for protection in
exchange of their services.
 However, with the growth of commerce and towns, feudalism
as a system of government began to pass. As changes in
business, government, and social customs steadily shaped a
new life in Europe, rising interest in artistic and intellectual
achievements reached a peak in the Renaissance – a revival
of classical learning.
The Middle Ages employed pedagogical methods that
caused the intercommunication between the various
intellectual centers and the unity of scientific
language. In all schools, philosophy was taught in the
Latin language. Philosophical works were written in
Latin.
MODERN PERIOD (1500-1800)
The modern period is generally said to begin around
1500. less than a decade the arbitrary date Christopher
Columbus had landed his ships in the new world,
altering not only the geography but the politics of the
world forever.

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THE HUMAN

 Tounderstand the interplay between the individuality of human

 The information superhighway that we know today gives

 MEDIEVAL PERIOD (500-1500 CE)

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