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    Humanity in context to Human History

    by Jose Francis M. Llenado MA RPsy


    Department of Psychology, AdZU

    Ancient Period Medieval Period Modern Period Post-Modern Period


    3000 BC to 476 AC 476 AC to 1492 AC 1492 AC to 1789 AC 1789 AC to Present day

    Frame of thought: Frame of thought: Frame of thought: Frame of thought:


    Cosmocentric Theocentric Anthropocentric Constructionism
    “The universe and the natural order of all “Faith and Religion as the basis of all “the human person as the starting “reality is not external and can be grasped,
    things” truth” point of knowing” there are multiple realities and multiple truths”

    Thinkers such as Thales, Anaximander, Philosophers were concerned with Thinkers were departing from People create meaning in their lives through
    Pythagoras argued on fundamental establishing respectable philosophical dogmatism and emphasizing their experiences, interactions, and
    principle or elements which comprises the foundation for theological positions observation, human experience at communication with other people. People are
    cosmos (universe)as well as its origins or from Greek Platonic and Aristotelian the starting point of reality and capable of creating their own meaning.
    characteristics, while Sophists (Socrates, philosophy Iconic Religious figures such societal reform. Kierkegaard, Reality is subjective and based on the use of
    Plato) argued the relativism in knowledge as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Agustin of Descartes and Nietzsche argued for language (Hermeneutics)
    through the dialectic argument through Hippo argued the existence for God the significance of human thought Reality is a product of the person’s interaction
    human reason. and the nature of his will through and reason as existentialism and with the world
    scripture and doctrine phenomenology emerged
    Who or what are we: Who or what are we: Who or what are we: Who or what are we:
    Humans are made of elements from the According to religious scriptures; “God The meaning of human life is based Humans are the starting point of meaning –
    universe, hence we are inherently part of it, created man in his own imaged and on their function, role and duty reality that exists outside of the human mind is
    thus our essence as humans follows the likeness” - our essence as humans, are Existence is meaningless, unless meaningless, until humans ascribe meaning to
    same natural order as that of the universe. rooted in God and our action governed humans give it meaning it. An understanding of the human being lies
    We are bound to the principles of the by God’s will. Humans are above all The nature of the human self is not within the complex dynamic of the individual’s
    universe/cosmos, yet capable or reason creation inherent with meaning until the meaning making process.
    and awareness of existence people gives it meaning People are the experts of their own lives

    The “Avocado View” The “Artichoke View”


    Humans have an Essence (core) An enduring, stable self is seen as existing at the core of a person (Essentialism) Humans have no inherent essence (core), but rather exist to find one.
    Humans are born with an inherent Essence (a component of something, without which it cannot exist or becomes Existentialism or the self-created self- asserts that a person comes into being as
    another thing) – Human nature is predetermined through a rational element a bare existence and exists without a fixed essence: by choosing and
    standing accountable for our choices, we can create a “self”

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