CN3 Margarita Isabelle M.

Flandes The Ladder of Being

PHILOSOPHY

Year IV-A August 15, 2010

1. Nothing a. Nothing is not a book, a rock, a snowflake, a meadow, a fish, a man or an angel. b. All that can be done with nothing is to abuse it by telling it what it isnt. 2. Material World or The Kingdom of Thingdom a. b. c. d. e. f. It was never alive; therefore, it is the lowest order of being. It is made up of little particles called electrons and protons which work on one another. They expand as water, evaporate as air, explode as fire and congeal as rock. Inhabitants here exist for other things. Prodigious events like landslides, earthquakes, whirlwinds and tornadoes happen here. Prodigious effects under the guidance of man like skyscrapers and bridges are also wrought.

3. Simple World of Life: Plants a. It is a little unity of being. b. It can grow, nourish itself, reproduce its kind and die. c. It has needs because it is fragile and perishable. 4. Animal World a. They are equipped with the five astounding instruments of knowledge smelling, hearing, seeing, tasting and feeling. b. Their nerves are arranged in such an intricate order, and so are their fibres devised and coordinated in a complex order. 5. The Human World a. It has similarities from the worlds below it like falling from heights, nourishing oneself, grow, reproduce, smell, feel, taste, head and see. b. Humans are informed by a spiritual, indestructible soul, but are still partly material. c. Humans have a higher and marvellous function of sense and knowledge than animals. 6. The World of Angels a. There exists no length, breadth, thickness, Law of Gravity, muscles, blood and bones. b. Angels are marvelously complex in intensity and degree of perfection. c. Angels are launched into existence by the stroke of Gods will, fully intelligenced for all his natural functions. d. An angel is so powerful that he can make anything possible. 7. The Queen of the Universe a. She is a woman with dominion over all angels and all man. b. She is the Daughter of the Father, Spouse of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of the Son. c. She leads us to Beatific Vision and only through her can we get to Heaven.