Introduction To The

Philosophy Of The
Human Person
1.Why we need philosophy?

2.What I have learned?

What Is Philosophy?

Philia - LOVE A strong desire to a particular object

Philosophy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LOVE OF WISDOM

Sophia - WISDOM Correct application of knowledge

Traditionally Science that studies beings in their ultimate cause,

reasons and principle through the aid of human
reason alone.
 Science that studies beings in their ultimate cause, reasons
and principle through the aid of human reason alone.

Material object The reality

Philosophy studies all things

All aspects of reality can be the object of philosophical study.

Formal object Study of reality

Through its ultimate cause

Seeking the deepest explanations regarding the existence and

nature of beings.
 Science that studies beings in their ultimate cause, reasons
and principle through the aid of human reason alone.

Aid Of The HUMAN REASON ALONE

Philosophy has a natural scope.

A Science that study all thing in their ultimate cause

through the use of reason alone.
The term PHILOSOPHY was first to used to differentiate three classes
of people who attend the ancient Olympic games

• Lovers of Gain • Lovers of Honor

• Lovers of Wisdom

Pythagoras
 The Major
Branches
ETHICS LOGIC
Of
Morality of
Philosophy Science and art of
human action. correct thinking.

EPISTEMOLOGY METAPHYSICS

Study of the nature and scope Studies reality, seeking its

of knowledge and justified ultimate causes in an
belief. absolute sense.
ETHICS

ethos “Moral philosophy”

Is concerned about the human conduct.

“Prescriptive” As it prescribe what people ought to do—rather than

Giving exact rules describes what people do.

Concerned in finding standards of human behavior that lead to

their desirable or undesirable end.

Ethics help people prioritize their values

EPISTEMOLOGY

epesteme “Knowledge”

This branch of philosophy deals with various problems

concerning knowledge.

Major concern-Origin of Knowledge Empiricism Verification or

Rationalism confirmation of
knowledge
Epistemology deals with this problem:

Belief and knowledge The external world

The nature of truth The meaning and others
mind
The problem of perception
METAPHYSICS

Meta/physika “Beyond physics”

This branch of philosophy analyzes whether everything is material,

and if life, energy, and mind are its different manifestations.

Metaphysics reflect on the subject of appearance and reality

Esse: to be
Essence: what makes the things what it is
LOGIC

logike/logos “Word, speech, reason”

Looks into whether there are rules or principles that

govern reasoning.

Logic also increase one’s ability to reason correctly and

distinguish irrational reasoning.
 A Brief
History of
Philosophy