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 + JMJ  This seems to be a natural follow-up to "What is a Woman?". However, much of the article could apply equally to Woman such as: Man is not a body plus a soul-which would make of him two individuals; but a body that is what it is (namely, a human body) by reason of its union with the soul. Frankly, I find that the discussion on Woman was more useful for today. I will schedule this for posting, but will update when I find a reference that is more useful in defining 'What is a Man?" from a Catholic perspective. P^3 Source: Catholic Encyclopedia   (Anglo-Saxon man =a person, human being; supposed root man =to think; Ger., Mann , Mensch ). I. THE NATURE OF MAN According to the common definition of the School, Man is a rational animal. This signifies no more than that, in the system of classification and definition shown in the Arbor Porphyriana , man is a substance, corporeal, living, sentient, and rational. It is a logical definition, having reference to a ...

 + JMJ  I was recently shown a video titled: "What is a Woman" that went to various people to ask this question. Finally, a woman gave a straight and simple answer: "A woman is an adult female". Some people would be tempted to ask, "What is a female"?  Scientifically, the answer is a female is someone who has two 'X' chromasomes This got me thinking about how some things that seem to simple can be made complex in later times and I wondered if the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia would have articles on 'Woman' and 'Man'. I think that the article is interesting in its definition of life-task: As an individual woman has the high destiny obligatory upon every human being of acquiring moral perfection. As a member of the human race woman is called in union with man to represent humanity and to develop it on all sides. Beyond this, the article provides some insights to what were the main issues surrounding Women at that time and perhaps some ke...