LESSON PLAN

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Learning Competency: Evaluate own limitations and the possibilities for their
transcendence (PPT11/12-Ig-3.2).
I.OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, 75% of the students will be able to:
a. identify one’s limitations
b. evaluate own limitations and the possibilities for transcendence
c. appreciate the importance of recognizing one’s limitations and
transcending them
II. SUBJECT MATTER
References: Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person by
Ramos, Christine Carmela R., PhD; 2016
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person by
Sioco, Maria Paula G., PhD et.al; 2016
Materials: Laptop, Projector, Handouts, Video Clip, PowerPoint
Presentation
Values Integration: Being creative and responsible being in dealing with
the limitations in life.
III. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminaries
1. Prayer
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Classroom Management

B. Review
1. How do you differentiate opinion from truth?
2. How do people philosophize?
3. What are some of the ways of doing philosophy?

C. Motivational Activity
Brainstorming: The teacher will let the students look for a partner. Each of
them will be given a copy of an excerpt entitled “Ako ay Ako”. They will
discuss their views about it.
Process Questions:
1. What have you understood from the excerpt?
2. Which line struck you most? Why?
3. Do you agree with the persona in the excerpt read?
4. What was your greatest achievement/s? How did you handle difficult
situations?

D. Presentation of the Lesson

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 The lesson will discuss about the human being’s weaknesses and
imperfections-a person’s limitations and how he could go about getting
pass their restraints in his being.

E. Discussion/Abstraction (PowerPoint Presentation)

 Transcendence – convey the basic ground concept from the world’s
literal meaning of climbing or going beyond.
 Limitations – something that controls how much of something is
possible or allowed.
- makes our life difficult yet more interesting and challenging.

***The teacher will play a video clip about a disabled person with talents
(Nick Vujicic – one of the most inspirational men without arms and legs).
Process Questions:
1. How did you feel after seeing the video?
2. Were you inspired by the man in the video clip?
3. What did he do in order for him to cope with his own limitations?
Three Categories of Limitations:
a. Facticity-refers to the things in our lives that are already given (Ex. We
are born in a particular time and place, and we did not choose them)
-it also refers to all the details that surround us in the present as being-
in-the-world in the here and the now; this includes our environment,
language, past decisions, past and present relationships, and even our
future death.
b. Spatial-Temporal Being - on the level of temporality, the most obvious
limitation is our finitude. We recognize our mortality and accept that we
will not live forever.There are so many not yet.
Ex. You are not yet allowed to eat certain food, drink certain
beverages, watch certain movies, wear particular clothe, and go to
certain places.
-on the level of being spatial individuals, we are limited by our bodies
to be present in two or more places at the same time. We are set to be
at one place at a time.
Ex. One cannot be in Manila and in Cebu at same time because his
body does not allow him to.
c. The Body as Intermediary – We have established that we are our
bodies, but also more than our bodies. Our body then serves as an
intermediary between us and the physical world.
Ex. It is because of my body that I experience the world as my world
and not the world of other. I can always imagine myself living as a rock
star; but I will never really know how it is to be a rock star unless I
become one myself.

F. Developmental Activity
Role Playing: Group the class into three. Assign each group to a certain
category of limitations. The groups will present a situation showing their
ways on transcending limitations.

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 Group 1 – Facticity
Group 2 – Spatial-Temporal Being
Group 3 – Body as Intermediary
Process Questions:
1. How did you find the activity?
2. What are the limitations cited by your classmates in their presentation?
3. What are your realizations based on the activity?
4. Can you suggest another way of transcending some of the limitations
as cited by your classmates in their presentation? In what particular
way?
Rubric Scoring for Group Presentation

ELEMENTS 1 2 3 4
Content Message is Message is Message is Message is
unclear or somewhat clear and clearly played
merely clear or played and has an
played mostly impact to the
played audience
Cooperation Works with Works well Works well Works well the
the group the group the group, group,
only with only with communicate communicate
continued frequent ideas and ideas and
assistance assistance feelings. feelings and
and prompts supports the
contribution of
others
Loud and Voice is Voice is Voice is clear Voice is
Clear Voice unclear or somewhat and audible clearly and
merely clear or plays audible
inaudible mostly
inaudible
Role Little Develops a Develops a Develops one
Development evidence of role role or more roles
role appropriate appropriate appropriate to
development to the to the drama. the drama.
drama with
a assistance
Performance Merely Merely Sustain Sustain
sustain sustain engagement engagement
engagement engagement through the through the
in the drama for a portion drama drama and
of a drama encourages
the
involvement of
others.

G. Generalization/Synthesis
I learned that…
I realized that…
Because of this realization I will…

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 ***People have limitations in life. Having our body restricts us in a lot of
ways. These limitations however only make our lives more interesting and
challenging. Being-in-the-world limits us, but also challenges us to be
creative and responsible beings.

IV. EVALUATION
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if not. Write your answer on
the blank before the number.
_____1. We can temporarily remove ourselves from our spatial-temporal
situation.
_____2. We should never change our facticity because it is our destiny to have
them.
_____3. We always want our thoughts and feelings to be disclosed to everyone.
_____4. In most cases, facticity leaves us little room for change, thus we have no
choice but surrender to them.
_____5. It is physically impossible to be at the same place at the same time.
_____6. Some elements of our facticity can never be changed.
_____7. Having a body as our intermediary to the world gives us a privileged and
subjective perspective of the world.
_____8. Our limitations challenge us to be creative and responsible.
_____9. Language makes us free from our limitations.
_____10. We can truly understand what another person is feeling if we only
detach ourselves from our situation and look at the world using the perspective of
the other person.

V. ASSIGNMENT
List some disorders that you observed in the environment from your own
community. Write it on your notebook.