INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF

THE HUMAN PERSON

Q1-MODULE 2
LESSON 2

Reconcpetualized and prepared by:

Juniebe L. Manganohoy, RPm, LPT, MPA, CHRA

Commence your journey by answering this test. Refresh and regain what you know
as you think of the appropriate answer. Let’s start with this task.

MULTIPLE CHOICES (15 Points)

Directions: Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the letter of you
choice on the space provided before the number.

1. It is a branch of Philosophy that addresses the fundamental of existence or

reality.
a. Epistemology b. Ethics c. Logic d. Metaphysics

2. It is the field of Philosophy that deals with the beauty and value of works
of art.
a. Aesthetic b.Ethics c. Epistemology d. Metaphysics

3. It is a branch of Philosophy that inquires on the sources of human

knowledge.
a. Metaphysics b. Logic c. Ethics d. Epistemology

4. It is the science of dealing with formal principles of reasoning

and thought.
 a. Aesthetic b. Epistemology c. Ethics d. Logic

5. It is defined as the science of morality of human acts.

a. Metaphysics b. Logic c. Ethics d. Epistemology

6. Which of the following group of words consist of logic?

a. good and bad c. Truth, knowledge, belief
b. beauty and arts d. concept, reason, judgement

7. Which of the following group of words consist of metaphysics?

a. beauty and arts c. material and immaterial
b. good or bad d. concept, reason, judgement

8. Which of the following group of words is an example of philosophizing?

a. to see, hear, feel, and think
b. wonder , doubt, experience, seeking
c. answer, belief, understanding, holding
d. to know, understand, analyze, and find answer

9. According to him, the need to philosophize is driven by the sense of wonder.

a. Plato b. Socrates c. Rene Descartes d. Karl Jaspers

10. A French Philosopher who considered doubting as the beginning of

philosophizing.
a. Karl Jaspers b. Rene Descartes c. Socrates d. Plato

11. A Swiss-German philosopher saw the need to philosophize because of

experience.
a. Plato b. Socrates c. Rene Descartes d. Karl Jaspers

12.It requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts, feelings,

and actions to learn more about one’s life and experience.
a. reflection c. sense of doubt
b. sense of wonder d. sense of experience

13. The statement, “Tangi kong dalangin, Ikaw lang ang mamahalin, Sana’y ito
ay dinggin, Para tayo’y magkapiling” means a person thinks of .

a. Oneself only b. others only c. special one d. all persons

14. The statement, “Tawag ng Pag-ibig, Dumating sa aking buhay, Pusong may
kagalakan sana’y Pakikinggan” means that a person is in a relationship with .

a. boyfriend/girlfriend b. others c. oneself d. God

15. The statement, “Bituin sa kalangitan, Parang may kahilingan, Nagsasabing dapat
mananalig, Kahit sa panaginip” means a person is in a relationship with .

a. Self b. others c. nature d. God

What’s In
Discover and explore the field of Philosophy, philosophical activity and the
dynamics of philosophical activity.

Illustration 1

Take a closer look and think about this illustration. It is a tree with leaves,
branches, trunk and roots.

Metaphysics

Ethics Logic

Aesthetics
Epistemology

Philosophy

What do you think why philosophy symbolizes the roots? What does the branches
signifies with? Well, we will connect the relationship of the roots to its branches.

Activity 1. Match Me!

Directions: Match a philosophical question in Column A that belongs to a Branch

of Philosophy in Column B. Write the letter of your answer before the number.

Column A Column B
Philosophical Question Branches of Philosophy
What distinguishes a good
1. a. Metaphysics
argument from a bad one?
2. How is human person ought to act? b. Epistemology
3. How to acquire knowledge ? c. Logic
4. What is beautiful? d. Aesthetics
5. What is being? e. Ethics

The table shows philosophical questions can be associated with the different
branches of philosophy.
To understand more, philosophy is not simply looking at the question and its
concept, rather to realize the importance of philosophizing.

Activity 2. Fit Me !

Directions: Set the common activity in Column A with Philosophical activity in

Column B. Write your answer before the number.

Column A Column B
Common Activity Philosophical Activity
a. use of sense data to form specific
1. wonder statements and make a conclusion or
generalization
b. considers two opposing ideas and
2. doubt attempt to bring on new knowledge

c.examines various ideas and different

3. sense and perception perspectives in doing critical thinking
and analysis
d. eagerness to ask more questions to
4. experience
probe a topic
e. event directly affects person’s ideas,
5. love for Wisdom
reasons and judgment

This activity shows the different common activities can be reasons for the need to
philosophize.

Robert Abella, author of Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person, says that
“we all have the potential to philosophize since we have the tendency to wonder and
doubt”.
What’s New
Set off your mind and explore its profoundness and possibilities. Apply your
understanding of doing Philosophy with the activity below.

Activity 3. Guess What!

Directions: Read and observe the lyrics of song, “Tawag Ng Pag-Ibig”. Answer
the guide question below.

TAWAG NG PAG-IBIG
By Julius C. Libay

I
Tawag ng Pag – ibig
Dumating sa aking buhay
Pusong may kagalakan
Sana’y Pakikinggan

II
Bituin sa kalangitan
Parang may kahilingan

Nagsasabing dapat mananalig

Kahit sa panaginip.

III

Puso ko’y nag alinlangan

Dahil sa ako’y may karanasan
Ang langit na kaligayahan
Naglaho sa aking isipan

What lyrics of the song attract you most? Why?

When you search for meaning of life, you will encounter chain of related questions
and there will be always an available answer. Yet, there is the feeling of lacking or
emptiness. Undeniably, there is the presence of unending desire to satisfy such
wants and longing for something. The more you want to know, the further it entices
you ahead. As you grapple, additional knowledge brings on a wider scope of
information. This state makes you more knowledgeable from others. Hence, the
value of doing philosophy allows you to gather information on what influences
person’s view of life, challenges, and relationships.
 As a field of study, Philosophy is a distinct area of knowledge with its own
goals, concerns, and ways of doing things. It contains several branches of study. Each
branch of study partakes an aspect of life or phenomena. The Philosophy that study the
notion of beauty and what makes things “beautiful” is called Aesthetics. The branch of
Philosophy that deals with correct thinking and reasoning is Logic. Philosophy that
discusses the nature of knowledge and the process of knowing is Epistemology. The
Philosophy that deals with moral questions of human actions and dilemmas is Ethics..
The Philosophy that studies governments and deals with questions of justice, power,
rights and obligation of citizens is Political Philosophy. The branch of Philosophy which
deals with questions regarding reality and existence is Metaphysics . The branch of
philosophy that deals with the nature and notion of human being is Philosophy of Man
(Human Person). Philosophy of the Human Person deals with the complexity and
dynamism of human person. Furthermore, it considers human person as he/she
interrelate with oneself, others, the community, the environment and the reality of mortal
being