INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF

THE HUMAN PERSON

DOING PHILOSOPHY

Prepared by Cristopher R. Pagdanganan

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

• Content Standard:
The learner understands the meaning and
process of doing philosophy

• Performance Standard:
The learner reflects on a concrete experience in a
philosophical way

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 LEARNING COMPETENCY

• Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of

view (PPT11/12-Ia-1.1)

a. What Philosophy is and what it is not

b. Define philosophy
c. Differentiate Philosophy from Science

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

• “What comes to your mind when you
encounter the word Philosophy?”

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 Common Notions

• The most basic beliefs, concepts, and

attitudes of an individual or group
• Motto

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 PHILOSOPHY
• "Scientia rerum per causas ultimas.“
• the knowledge of things through their ultimate causes and
principles with the aid of REASON
• To know everything about everything

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
• ETYMOLOGICALLY;

“Philo” means Love, “Sophia” means Wisdom

THEREFORE, Love of Wisdom

-PROTAGORAS

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 What do we exactly mean by
“Philosophy is the love of wisdom”?

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

KNOWLEDGE VS WISDOM

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 KNOWLEDGE
• If you are able to answer the questions WHO, WHAT WHEN,
WHERE, HOW
• IF ONE HAS ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS, WHAT WE HAVE
ARE PARTIAL INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE THING.
• NOT THE TRUTH ABOUT THE THING
• ANSWERS ARE INFORMATIONS BASED AN THE SENSES.
THIS IS THE REALM OF SCIENCE!!!!

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 WISDOM
• IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION;

WHY?
IT LEADS US TO THE ESSENCE OF THE THING BECAUSE IT PENETRATES
THE VERY NATURE OF THINGS
“WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE”

THIS IS THE REALM OF PHILOSOPHY!!!!!

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 SCIENCE VS PHILOSOPHY

SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY
ASKS WHAT IS OBVIOUS ASKS WHAT IS ESSENTIAL
SEEKS KNOLWLEDGE SEEKS WISDOM
USES THE SENSES/principle of VERIFICATION USES REASON

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
• 1. Art Attack
• Procedure:
• a. Position the students on the lower grounb of the building or the
school.
• b. Tell the students to draw view that they see in front of them.( All of
them must be facing in the same direction)
• c. After 5 minutes, transfer to a much higher ground. This time, tell the
students to draw the view they see below them. (Students must be
viewing the same scenery)
• d. After 5 minutes, go back to the classroom for the processing.
• e. Connect the activity to partial perspective and holistic perspective.
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
• a. Show an object to the students. (any object).
• b. Let the students describe the object (The teacher must not tell
the students to descibe the object by looking at all possible angles)
• c. Allow them to share what they have observed.
• d. After the sharing, tell the kids to describe the same object by
looking at all possible angles.
• e. Get the responses.
• f. Connect the activity to partial and holistic perspective.

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 LEARNING COMPETENCY

• 1.2. Recognize human activities that emanated

from deliberate reflection
PPT11/12-Ib-1.2

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

• 1. The Will to Act
• Procedure:
• Form groups of 4 members each.
• Members of each group will think of a personal action or an event in
their life that became possible due to the their will and intiative to
perform such action or event.
• Group sharing.
• After the group sharing, one representative from each group will
share his/her thoughts to the entire class.

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 LEARNING COMPETENCY
•1.3. Realize the value of doing philosophy in
obtaining a broad perspective on life
PPT11/12-Ib-1.3

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 1. Slogan- Analysis
• Procedure:
• a. Divide the class into 4 groups.
• b. Using the slogan, “Broadening One’s Perspective is Life-
Enhancing”, let the groups create a meaningful interpretation of the
slogan through a creative way.
• c. Groups may choose role- play, dance, or song in carrying out
the task of explaining the slogan.
• d. Allot 20 minutes for the preparation. Each performance must
only last for 2 minutes

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

 Major branches of philosophy
• 1. Logic
– is t he science of inferential thinking and correct reasoning. This
covers the study of ideas and terms, judgment and proposition,
reasoning and syllogism.
• 2. Cosmology
– is the science which considers the ultimate principles and causes of
mobile beings in general. This includes the essential principles of
natural bodies, matter and form, change, motion, time, place, space,
causality and finality and generation and corruption.

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• 3. Psychology
– is the science of animate mobile beings as such: especially
man, his nature attributes, and operations. This covers the concept of
life and its operations, the soul, sensation and appetition, intellection
and volition
• 4. Metaphysics
– is the science which deals with the nature of being, its
attributes, constituent principles and causes. This includes the
concept of being, its analogy and fundamental attributes, problem of
evil, act and potency, essence and existence, substance and accidents.
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• 5. Theodicy
– is the science of the nature, existence, essence,
attributes and operations of god.
• 6. Epistemology
– is the science which examines the truth value or validity
of human knowledge
• 7. Ethics
– is the science of the morality of human acts as ordained
to the final end.

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 LEARNING COMPETENCY
• 1.4. Do a philosophical reflection on a concrete situation from a
holistic perspective PPT11/12-Ic-1.4

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 LET US PHILOSOPHIZE
• ONE OF THE SIMPLEST WAY TO PHILOSOPHIZE IS TO MAKE A
METAPHOR
• WHEN WE MAKE A METAPHOR WE COMPARE ONE THING TO
ANOTHER TO PENETRATE INTO THE ESSENCE OF THE THING
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Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person