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Human Personhood \u2013 above all things and at the very base of our existence<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central to identity, spirituality and emotional balance is the development of Human Personhood. Personhood has several dimensions. One, it is the innate sense of morality that prevents us from becoming a danger to ourselves and to society. Rather it is that intrinsic judgement of right and wrong that stems from within even without any apparent training in regulations or compliance with law. Whether this is psychological or has a biological basis is still a matter of research, however it has been recognized that the complexity of our cerebral cortex is what separates us from other animals and it therefore follows that our rational reasoning and our emotional control help us tide over our beastly selves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is this understanding that is the basis of a civil society that consists of a working majority of law-abiding citizens not because they have all received education about all the laws and regulations (that are being constantly modified to make society better equipped to tackle breakdown and more protected against conflict with and the intervention of anti-social forces) but rather because society expects that every individual has a developed human personhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our present education system is the means of formally preparing individuals in their area of expertise. However, the information explosion in our society today acts as a major influencer. At no other point in human history has such a force been unleashed. Internet, social media and broadcasting and sharing networks have exerted an overpowering influence on shaping personalities, societal attitudes and even daily interactions in more undesirable ways than their beneficial impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context the endeavours of Fr Dr Patrick M D\u2019Souza<\/strong> assume relevance. Arising from his doctoral thesis, he has developed the World of Emotions program as a supplementary education program primarily with a view to giving college students more than just the training and education needed for attaining expertise in their chosen field of knowledge. What started as a personality development program slowly became an endeavour that could be extended to people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Vs person \u2013 The Perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the untrained and unaware student, \u201cHuman\u201d and \u201cPerson\u201d may have the same meaning but for the definers of human personhood there are two camps \u2013 one who believe that personhood follows from being human and the others who believe that it is the person that is more definitive and recognizable than merely just being human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine it in this way \u2013 foetuses, children, people in deep coma or a vegetative state would still be entitled to certain basic human rights such as the right to live, the right to growth and opportunity simply because they are humans even though they are not yet or no longer \u201cpersons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in yet another sense being persons gives us respect and allows us privacy and also makes us capable of making judgements, initiating actions and recognizing our duties and obligations towards others \u2013 in short awareness of one\u2019s identity and one\u2019s place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the perspective \u2013 it is imperative that Human Personhood encompasses both the \u201chuman\u201d and the \u201cperson\u201d elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implications and relation to other disciplines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the obvious legal implications that first come to mind such as human rights, law abiding behavioral expectations, and assumption of moral character of an individual, there are other ramifications of human personhood \u2013 such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n