PHILOSOPHY

• Human Nature - a general term refers to the deepest and natural behavior of a person that distinguishes humans from animals
• Human person is someone with an exact origin
• Adam and Eve are mentioned in the Bible
• SCIENCE - Ape is classified under the class Mammalia
• Cognitive self something within and cannot be seen physically (Beliefs, desires, dreams, and intention).
• MAN - it is generally and commonly define to represent the entire human race.
• Human a term used to refer for various classification and species for living man is classified under Mammalia
• Human being is a term used to separate man from other human classifications like animals
• Person refers to an individual who possesses self-awareness, self-determination, rational mind, and the capacity to interact with others
• Personhood is the state of being a person with unique, sacred, and ethical status
• Physical self something can be seen in his/her physical appearance (his/her body type, strength and appearance).
• Embodied spirit is an animating core living within each of us. It is known to be driving force, what we actually think, do and say.

    - sensation lead to our human feelings, emotions, and decision.
• Human transcendence - ability to surpass your limits you are able to transcend your physical and mental ability.
• Environmental philosophy - is the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human being with the environment and its non-human contents.

    - Philosophers believe that the human person has the ability to change the environment to suit his/her purposes.
• Anthropocentrism humans are the most important species on the planet and they are free to transform nature and use its resources.
• Biocentrism humans are not the only significant species on the planet and that all other organisms have internet value and should be protected.
• Ecocentrism  -human kind is part of a greater biological system/community and that we have a significant role as a stewards or guardians of nature.
• Environmental aesthetics - a philosophical view that believes in maintaining order in the environment will bring out the natural beauty of surroundings and contribute to the well-being of the people and other organisms.
• Anaximander is associated with creation and destruction
• Pythagoras relates our relationship with the universe to Biophilia and Cosmophilia
• Immanuel Kant the orderliness of nature and the harmony of nature with our faculties guide us toward a deeper religious perspective.
• George Herbert Mead man have duties and responsibilities in nature.
• Herbert Marcuse - human have power over nature
• Sustainable development   -development that meets the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• Environmental integrity means that any human activities or economic advances should not unduly disrupt the environment and human communities located in the area.
• Economic efficiency this is to ensure that there is zero waste in using our natural resources.
• Equity it refers to conserving our natural resources so that the future generations will still be able to use it.
• Deep ecology assumes that all living things possess equal value and intrinsic worth regardless of their usefulness or utility to other beings.
• Social ecology -believes that ecological problems can be traced to social problems.
• Ecofeminism it assumes that male-centered view of nature is the main root cause of ecological problems.
• Prudence the capacity to direct and discipline one’s activity and behavior using reason. It is the behavior that is cautious and as much as possible, keeps away from any risks.
• Frugality is the quality of being thrifty and careful with resources
• Freedom the ability to make choices and perform those choices.
• Freedom itself it is the quality or state of being free. It is our capacity to choose what we want and our inner awareness of what is right and wrong that is traced to our free will according to Aristotle. It is also an intrinsic and an essential property of a human person which basically means, it is a part of human nature.
• Free will allows decision-making independently based on situations
• Physical freedom refers to the absence of physical restraint
• Psychological freedom is innate and cannot be denied
• Moral freedom upholds human dignity and goodness
• Voluntariness is the ability to act of one's own free will
• Responsibility involves being accountable for actions and consequences