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    The document discusses human beings as temporal creatures oriented towards death. It states that while death marks the end of bodily life, the spirit or soul is understood to continue existing after death. It suggests that understanding ourselves as beings headed towards death allows us to exercise freedom in how we choose to face the reality of death in life. The document also provides definitions of death as terminus, or end, and telos, meaning goal or purpose. It notes that while oriented towards death, death is not the goal of life.

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    The document discusses human beings as temporal creatures oriented towards death. It states that while death marks the end of bodily life, the spirit or soul is understood to continue existing after death. It suggests that understanding ourselves as beings headed towards death allows us to exercise freedom in how we choose to face the reality of death in life. The document also provides definitions of death as terminus, or end, and telos, meaning goal or purpose. It notes that while oriented towards death, death is not the goal of life.

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    Lesson 8: Human Persons as Originated Towards their Impending Death

     We are temporal beings


     Beings oriented towards death.

    How does the reality of death define or life?

    Death is commonly understood as the end of bodily functions which signals the end of a
    person’s life or it’s also refers to the separation of the physical body and the spirit or soul. As
    mentioned earlier, the human person is an embodied spirit. The body being material is bound by
    the laws of time and space and it is subject to growth, death and decay, while the spirit being
    immaterial will continue to exist even after the body has passed.

    How should live my life before it finally end?

    Understanding the person as a being towards death brings as back to a very important topic. It has been
    discussed previously that that the essence of freedom is self- determination meaning the capacity to
    choose and act for oneself, while there is no freedom in inevitability of death but a person can still
    exercise freedom in choosing new to face the reality of death in their lives.

    Other definitions

     Terminus –which means the full stop or end of a line of life end and nothing follows.
     Telos - defines goal, purpose or fulfillment.

    Although we are oriented towards death, death is not the goal of life.

    3 definitions of happiness
     Ancient Greek-it must be gained by living a productive and moral life.
     Religious Philosopher- union with god
     Contemporary views- whole life satisfaction

    Sources of happiness:

     Noble Good- pursued for its own sake.


    Ex. Love and friendship

     Useful Good- its goodness is found only from what it can provide
    Ex. Money
     Pleasurable Good- is good so long as it provides some form of pleasure, not necessarily physical.

    SUFFERING- takes place when we patiently endure unpleasantness, discomfort and pain.
    FORMS OF SUFFERING
    1.PHYSICAL SUFFERING- experiences physical sensations such as discomfort, hunger, distress and
    pain.
    Causes of physical suffering

     Injury
     Disease
     Lack of basic needs

    2 .MENTAL SUFFERING- involves emotional and mental states such as depression, anxiety, fear,
    loneliness and grief.

    Causes of mental suffering

     Sudden changes in lifestyle


     Stressful situations
     Grief caused by the death of a love one
     Tension between what the person is and what he wants to be.

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