Incarnate Spirits: An Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology

by Roderrick Esclanda

This introduction provides a solid and comprehensive philosophical understanding of the structure of the human person.

Its first chapters follow the outlines of philosophical anthropology laid out by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. This classical vision of the human being is enriched with insights gleaned from contemporary personalist authors such as Karol Wojtyła, Joseph Ratzinger, and Leonardo Polo.

Topics covered in this book include questions about what life is, the relation of body and soul, the life of the senses and feelings, the life of reason and freedom, the ethical life and virtue, the dignity of the person, openness and relationship to others and to God, and, finally, a consideration of the human person as created gift.

Genres: Religion, Philosophy

Kindle Edition

Published May 21, 2024

Reviews

[Danna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda textbooky but, then again, I read it for class.
As usual, I think books like this could have achieved their purpose in half the pages.

[Jason Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very straightforward explanation of Catholic anthropology, looking at it from the perspective of Aristotle and Aquinas in the early chapters and then modern thinkers like Pope Benedict, John Paul II, and Leonardo Polo in the later ones.

[Stephanie Marcinkowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of coursework on The Human Person: Body and Soul. The focus was on philosophical anthropology according to Aristotle and Aquinas.