Anthropology
Two parts that belong to every created thing.
BODY (aka Matter) & SOUL (aka Substantial Form)
All creatures are made from this. What is it?
Name the 5 exterior senses:
SIGHT, HEARING, TOUCH, SMELL, TASTE
Name the interior senses?
Common Sense
Imagination
Cogitative
Memory
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Population of 845 people
What does the Greek word, "Anthro-" mean?
MAN or HUMAN BEING
What is the "Substantial Form"? Define it.
The SUBSTANTIAL FORM is what makes a creature to exist as "this" or "that" particular type of being. For example, as a horse, a tree, a human, a cat, ect. It is the "whatness" of a thing.
Every exterior sense has its own proper object. What is the "proper object" of sight?
COLOR
The faculty of sight uses the organ of the eye. The proper object is that which it detects. Sight detects color ... like hearing detects vibrations ... and smell detects odor.
Explain do the "internal senses" do.
The interior senses allow an animal to organize and make use of the sensibe information that has been received through the body's exterior senses.
What is the fastest a person has ever run?
(Usain Bolt)
23.35 miles per hour
(Anything around 23 miles per hour is correct)
Why does a human being act and behave differently than a monkey?
Substantial Form: a thing acts according to its form. I human being's substantial form causes him to act differently than a monkey.
What happens when the substantial form seperates from matter? For instance, when the substantial form of a fish is seperated from the physical matter.
DEATH
The seperation of substantial form from matter results in death of the animal. If it is not a living thing (a log of wood being burned), there is corruption of the thing into something else (ashes).
What is ability called where animals are able to collect information from the things they interact with in their surroundings?
SENSATION
Through its exterior senses, an animal is able to sense color, sounds, scents, heat/cold/pressure, ect. Through sensation, animals gain information about the things around them.
Which interior combines the sensible information (colors, sounds, ect) and creates a sensible form?
the Common Sense
It takes the sensible information received from the 5 exterior senses and combines this information into one "sensible form". It combines and brings together the information received from each of the exterior senses.
How far can a .22 caliber bullet travel?
about 1.5 miles
What are the 2 "powers" that belong to the human soul? They can also be called the "faculties" of the soul.
Intellect - the power that collects intellectual knowledge. Its proper object is "truth" and the "essence" of things
Will - the power of the soul that chooses and moves the person. Its proper object is the "good". The will is also known as the intellectual appetite
What is the word that means a thing is capable of change ... it is able to experience alterations.
MUTABILITY
Note: are creatures are mutible and capable of receiving change
What is the proper object for the exterior sense of TOUCH?
Texture or Pressure or Temperature
NOTE: the exterior sense of touch gathers tactile information
Which interior sense's job is it to store sensible forms?
Imagination: the imagination is the storehouse for the sensible forms that have been formed by the Common Sense
Which country is known to have the most oil?
Venezuela
Why are we able to reach the conclusion that human beings are much different than any other animal on Earth??
(Hard Question)
We OBSERVE that they do things which no other animal does ... we observe human beings do things that require intellectual understanding of a high level (Making art, doing calculus, building skyscrapers, robbing banks, ect)
Complete this phrase:
"Everything acts according to its _____________ . "
FORM (substantial form)
Note: Every creatures acts and lives in accordance with the substantial form. For example, the gold fish behaves in accordance with this form. Same for the cow and the human being.
(Hard Question)
The information gained through the exterior sense for human beings is used for a high purpose and in a superior way. A person might see the color of the sunset and this may cause him to see beauty and to reflect about great things. A dog would probably see the same colors but would use this sensible information in an inferior way.
What does the intellect do with the sensible form that is gained by the interior senses?
(This is a hard question)
It ABSTRACT a universal form.
The intellect allows us to have universal concepts (tree, rock, table, computer, car, ect.).
What is the fastest bird on Earth?
peregrine falcon
(falcon is good enough)
Cruising speed is around 40-55 mph, when hunting, it dives from great heights at speeds exceeding 240 mph