Karol Wojtyla's Acting Person: In Philippine Contexts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798349544675)

The book will provide a proper philosophical understanding of the human person as a subject. The person is unique and should not be taken for granted. The second part of the book draws inspiration from the concept that because of his nature, the person must be treated with absolute respect according to his value and dignity. Because man's being is not a static determined fact, through freedom, the person determines himself relative to the truth. The book sets out to clarify the close connection between man's subjectivity and the structure of the human community. The personal subject I constitutes the community. The third section confirm the personal subjectivity of the human person. In a certain sense, this is exemplified in the narratives of the informal settlers who were able to realize themselves in social realms. The book shows how people as contingent beings, who in their desire to acquire security of tenure, decent housing, freedom from demolition and eviction, reach out to each other and to God. God is the highest good and the ultimate direction of the human will.