Duma, Tomasz (Uniwersytet Opolski. Redakcja Wydawnictw Wydziału Teologicznego, 2006)
The dynamism is one of the fundamental manifestations of the human being. The explanation of its sources is a necessary step towards an understanding of the man. As an object of the article the human dynamism in aspects of its existence and action is taken. Refering to the works of Gallus Manser the undertaken analyses are based on the theory of act and potency, as each of these specified aspects can actualize the potentiality of the being composed by its act and potency. There is demonstrated that the existence of human soul and its essence are revealed by an analysis of the hylemorfic structure of the man. It leads to a conclusion, that the human soul must be created by God directly, since its existence is not identical with its essence. As the act of body the soul is a principle of human existence and a source of all its perfection. As the soul is not a pure act, then its action is realized by faculties, which are its direct source. The nature and activity of the faculties as well as their bilateral cooperation are explained by the theory of act and potency.
