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Embodied Spirit

The document discusses the meaning of the term "embodied spirit" in the context of Christian philosophy. It explains that an embodied spirit refers to the inseparable union of body and soul in a human person, rather than the incarnation of an immaterial spirit into a material form. The human person is considered the point of convergence between the material body and immaterial soul, demonstrating that one cannot exist without the other according to Christian philosophy.

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Embodied Spirit

The document discusses the meaning of the term "embodied spirit" in the context of Christian philosophy. It explains that an embodied spirit refers to the inseparable union of body and soul in a human person, rather than the incarnation of an immaterial spirit into a material form. The human person is considered the point of convergence between the material body and immaterial soul, demonstrating that one cannot exist without the other according to Christian philosophy.

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so, what do we exactly mean by “embodied spirit”?

The most direct connotation that comes to mind when we say something is “embodied” is that it is
being materialized or incarnated. Hence, when we say “embodied spirit”, we normally thought of a
spirit being incarnated. However, the idea of the human person as an “embodied spirit” does not
necessarily refer to the incarnation or materialization of spirit as an immaterial entity. The
embodiment of the spirit in the context of Christian philosophy (as is well known, the concept of the
embodied spirit is specific to Christian philosophy) specifically refers to the inseparable union of
body and soul. Thus, when we say “embodied spirit” we mean that the body is not separate from the
soul, just as the soul is not separate from the body.

So, when we say that the human person is an embodied spirit, we specifically mean that the human
person is the point of convergence between the material and spiritual entities, that is, between the
body and soul. We cannot talk, therefore, of the human person without the union of body and soul,
just as we cannot talk of anything without the union of (as Aristotle would have us believe) matter
and form.

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