DOI

NGPHI
LOSOPHY

OBJ
ECTI
VES:
1.Di s
t i
ngui
shah olis
ticper specti
vefromapar t
ialpointofview
2.Rec ogniz
eh umanac t
ivi
tiesthatemanatedfromdel iberat
erefl
ecti
on
3.Real izet
hev alueofDoi ngphilosophyi
nobtaini
ngabr oad
perspect
iveinlif
e
4.Doi ngaph i
losophicalreflect
iononac onc
retes i
tuationfromhol
ist
ic
perspect
ive.

WHATI
SPHI
LOSOPHY?
ACTI
VITY1

Readandanal
ysethef
oll
owi
ngc
onv
ers
ati
onbet
weenas
eni
orh
ighs
choolt
eac
heranda
st
udenti
nherclas
s:

Teac
her
:Juan,
whatwoul
dyoul
iket
obewh
eny
oug
rowup?

J
uan:
Ma’
am,
Iwantt
obeh
appy
!

Teac
her
:Juany
oudi
dnotans
wermyques
tion.

J
uan:
Ma'
amy
oudon'
tunder
standwh
atl
if
eisal
labout
!

Questi
ons:
 
1. Doyout h
i nkth
atJuan’
sanswerwasappropr
iat
eforhi
steach
er’squest
ion?
answer
:Yes,becaus eiti
shisch
oic
et obehappywhenhegr
owup,regar
dlessofwhatpr
ofes
sion
hi
steacherlookingabout.

2. Whatdoyout
hinkwas Juan’
sint
erpret
ati
onofhi
steacher
’sques
tion?
answer
:Ithi
nkJuani
nterpret
sh ist
eacher
squesti
onst
hatwhatwil
lhewantwh enh
egr
owup,
not
whatheli
kestobewhenh egrowup.

3. Basedonh i
sr es
ponses,
wh atkindofs
tudentdoyouimag
ineJ
uant
obe?
answer
:Juanisoneofaki ndperson,heisasi
mples t
udentwhol
iket
obehappyev
ery
time.
I
thi
nkheisaf unperson.

4. Ifyouwer eJuan’
steacher,h
owwoul dy ourespondtohi
m?
answer:IfIwoul dbetheteac
herofJ uan.Iwouldbepr oudwit
hhisanswer.
Iwouldsaytohim
that"Iamh appywit
hyouranswerJuanbec auseyoujus tsi
mpl
yli
ketos eeyour
selfi
nfutur
e
happy.Weal lwantedtoli
vehappybutJ uanknowt hi
sth atweh
aveatradeofprofess
ionwewant
toseeour selfwhenweg r
owup. Andwh at
'syours?

5. Howi sph i
losophyrelat
edtothissi
tuati
on? 
answer:Thephilosophyrelat
est oi
t'
sbasicquest
ionsofapreson'
sex
istencel
ikeJuan'
s
conver
sat i
ontoh i
st eac
h erbecaus
eh eansweredmorephi
losophi
cal
lywithaknowledg
eandh
is
ownpers pect
ive.
 ACTIVI
TY2
Lookatthepi
ctur
esbelow.Wh
atc
any
ous
ayaboutt
hem?Des
cri
bet
hei
r
si
milar
iti
esanddiff
erenc
es.

Answer:Thesetwopi ct
uresr epr esentsasapoi ntofviewinph ilosophyt hefirsti
mag eis
holi
sti
cpointofviewwh lethes ec ondi spar t
ialpointofv i
ew. Thes i
mi l
ar i
tiesofthesetwo
pointofvi
ewi st
heyc haracterizedi nph il
osoph yasawayormet hodofh owt hefactorthe
sit
uationbeseenori nterpr
et ed. Thedi f
ferenc esoftheset wopoi ntifviewi sthata
holi
sti
cpointofviewai ms,analy zeth ebeh aviourandoper ationofc ertainc omponentto
descri
bemor eofac ertainsystem. Wh ilepar t
ialperspec t
iveifth eones peaksf roma
parti
alperspect
ivemadec leart hef actort hewayh es eest h
er ealit
y,av iewc enter
edon
as i
ngleport
ionofanent ireobj ec t
.
ACTI
VITY3

Compl
etet
het
abl
ebel
ow.
Wri
tey
ourans
weri
nyournot
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ACTI
ONS WHATMUSTBEDONEBEFORETHE
ACTI ON?
1.
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es Youmus tconsideri t
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ty,ifitis
worthtoy ourmoney .
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3.Eati
ngf ood Makes urethaty ouwas hy ourhandsand
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4.Decidi
ngwh eretost
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orHig
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st here.
5
. Att
endingclassesi
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ernoon Youmus teatl unchbef orey oug oto
school.
 6
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ngt
osc
hool Youmus teatbr eakfast,hav eyourbaon,
andmakes ur ey oubringal lthethings
thatareneces sary.
7.
Vis
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riend Youmus thav eg reeti
ngsbef or
ey ou
proceedtoyourmai npur pos e.
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Joi
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15.Watc hingmov i
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16.Post i
ngy ouropi nionorf eel i
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socialmedi a showy ourr ealemot ionsorf eel ings .
17.Communi c ati
ngt oy oursibl
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desands av ey our
ac onf li
ct though tsaf t erh e/s hespeaks .
18.Givingopi nions Youneedt omakey ouropi nionss ureand
effective.
19.Goi ngoutwi ththeoppos ites ex Yous houl dknowf i
rstiftheper sony ou
willgooutc anbet rusted.
20.Conf rontingaper sonwh overbal l
yhurt Youmus tpr epar edf orwh aty ous ay, and
you youdon' tneedt obl ameany one, jus ts h
ow
yourr ealf eel i
ng s.

ACTI
VITY4

Ans
wert
hef
oll
owi
ngques
tionsandwr
itey
ourans
weri
nyournot
ebook.

1
.Bas
edony
ourans
wer
sinAc
tiv
ity2,
whatmus
tbef
oremaki
ngac
tions
?
Ans
wer
:Youneedt
oth
inkc
lear
lybef
orey
oudot
heac
tions
.
 2.I
sith
elpf
ult
haty
oudot
hisbef
oremaki
ngac
tions
?Wh
yorwh
ynot
?
Answer
:Yes,
iti
sveryhel
pfult
oth
inkc
lear
lybec
aus
eatt
heendoft
heac
tions,
inev
err
egr
et
th
edecisi
onsimade.

3.Asag r
ade1 1st
udent
,whathav
eyoureal
izedaboutt
hisac
tiv
ity
?Ref
lec
tand
expl
ainyouransweri
nyournot
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Answer
:Asagr
ade11studentIreal
izedt
hatimustnotf
oll
owmyemoti
onswhenIdotheact
ions
,
th
emos ti
mpor
tanti
stousey ourmi
ndandthinkst
wicesot
haty
ouwi
llnotr
egretatt
heend.

ACTI
VITY5

1
. Whatwor
dscomeint
oyourmi
ndwh
eny
ouh
eart
hewor
dph
ilos
oph
y?Wr
itet
hewor
dsi
n
th
eblankci
rcl
es.

Freedom
ofth
ought

Lov
e

Th
eoryof
knowl
edge

PHILOSO
PHY

s
Widom
Crit
ical
t
hingki
ng
Lov
erofwi
sdom
 2. Whatdoesitmeant obeal overofwisdom?
answer
:Itmeanst ohaveaninterestofwhatthey'
redoing.J
ustli
keJuanIcons
iderhi
m
asaloverofwisdombec auseh ehasag r
eatknowledgeofthemodernsoci
ety.
Hei sa
humanbeingthatissimpleli
ving,butah i
ghthi
nkingbeli
ever,
thath
owImeant obea
lov
erofwisdom.

3. Whyisthereaneedtophil
osoph
ize?
answer:
Bec aus
eitenhancethei
ntel
lec
tualofaper
son.Tohavet
hierr
easonsasa
ph
ilosoph
erinth ei
rownideas.
Andmakesourexist
encedoevery
thi
ngandmakesusaliv
e.

4. Whatcharacter
ist
icss
houl
daph i
los
oph
erposses
sed?
answer
:Ittendstohaveapos
iti
veemot
ionsandasoc
iabl
eper
son.

5
. Whatotherphi
los
oph i
calquest
ionshav
ey ouaskedyour
sel
f?
answer
:
answer
:I si
twort
ht ohaveafailur
ewithoutt
ryi
ng?
Whatist
hepur poseofmyexis
tence?
Howwoul dIli
vemyl i
fe?

ACTI
VITY6

Whatcanyousayaboutt
hequot
ati
onbel
ow?Doy
ouag
reewi
tht
his
?Ex
pres
syour
answersonth
espaceprovi
ded.
Answer:Itrul
yag reet hatbroadeningyourper s
pectiv
ec anbel i
fe-enhanci
ng.Becausea
broadperspectivebringstruthinlif
e, g
ainsanotherexperienceandbeaper s
onwh oisfree
minded.Stayoutwi t
hy ourcomf ortzoneandbeg intoexperiencesomethingfi
rsthand.Face
yourchall
engeswi th
outf earbec auseabr oadperspecti
vewi l
lhelpyou.Sobroadeningyour
perspect
ivecanbel ifeenh anci
ngandal ifeenhanci
ngmeansal if
ethatiscontentedand
happy."
Broady ourper specti
veandmakey ourl
ifehappy.