Re: Charlotte Mason Principles Discssion Thread
Here is the Merriam - Webster dictionary's definition of person.
Definition of person
1 : human, individual —sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes chairperson spokesperson
2 : a character or part in or as if in a play : guise
3 a : one of the three modes of being in the Trinitarian Godhead as understood by Christians
b : the unitary personality of Christ that unites the divine and human natures
4 a archaic : bodily appearance
b : the body of a human being; also : the body and clothing unlawful search of the person
5 : the personality of a human being : self
6 : one (such as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties
7 : reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection
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I believe parts 5 and 6 of the definition are what is relevant to this discussion.
5: the personality of a human being: self
6: one (such as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties
What is included in personhood? What is implicit in nature vrs countered/encouraged in nurture.
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"Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171
"If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172
W&C 8/4/06; G 15yo , M 11yo , S 8/29/13 , V 8yo , Baby 2yo
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