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INTRODUCTION TO THE
PHILOSOPHY OF THE
HUMAN PERSON
MONTH of AUGUST
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VISION STATEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT
Authenticity
To establish among member schools a Catholic identity rooted in Gospel values,
centered on the Eucharist and committed to faith formation, academic excellence
and service.
Leadership
To ensure an efficient operation of the schools through effective governance which
provides direction, authority and leadership.
Dynamism
To provide a clearly articulated rigorous curriculum aligned with relevant standards,
21st century skills, Gospel values implemented through effective instructions.
Community
To establish networking and linkages through communion with other schools, the
church and other social institutions.
System
To enact comprehensive organizational plans based on compelling mission for
Institutional advancement through academic instruction, promotion, enrolment
management, technology development and innovative stewardship.
CORE VALUES
Authentic Witnessing
Governance and Leadership
Excellence and Relevance
Responsible Stewardship
Communion / Community
CONTENT STANDARD
The learners should be able to understand the meaning and process of doing
philosophy.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner reflects on a concrete experience in a philosophical way.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:
a. Define the word Philosophy.
b. Explain the Nature of Philosophy and their branches.
c. Differentiate the meaning of philosophy as a body of knowledge and as
an intellectual activity d. Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial
point of view
e. Recognize human activities that emanated from deliberate reflection
f. Apply a philosophical reflection on a concrete situation from a holistic
perspective
g. Realize the value of philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective in life
h. Apply their critical and analytical thinking skills to the affairs of daily life
UNIT I: Doing Philosophy
LESSON 1: THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY
NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY
In a few years, you will gain new experiences in life that you may have never
dreamed of. Such experiences may excite or challenge you, while some can make
you rethink your life and decisions.
At your age, you may have already asked yourself important questions about
your life that cannot be directly answered through research or education, such as
“What do I want?” or “What will make me happy?”
If you have already asked yourself those big questions, then you have already
engaged in philosophy.
– What is Philosophy?
– Is it a way of life? Why or why not?
– How do you apply it in everyday life?
Find out the answers in this lesson!
DEFINITION
The Meaning of Philosophy and Philosophy of the Human Person
What is Philosophy? Philos – “Love”;Sophia – “Wisdom”
PHILOSOPHY – “Love of Wisdom”
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SUBJECT TECHER: Gemard Jem P. Geñebre
FB ACCT: Gemard Jem Geñebre CONTACT NO.: 0915-098-8150
ARCHDIOCESE OF LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
URBIZTONDO CATHOLIC SCHOOL, INC.
URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN
S.Y. 2021-2022
• Socrates
- First moral philosopher
- Known for his Socratic Method (elenchus)
- Teacher of Plato “Stresses that man must take good care of its
soul” “All human beings desire the good”
• Plato
- Student of Socrates and Teacher of Aristotle
- Founder of the Academy of Athens “the soul is immortal, even
the physical ceased to exist”
• Existence of abstract objects
- “Virtue is knowledge”
- The soul is the principle which explains all life
• Aristotle
- Student of Plato and Teacher of Alexander the Great
• Ibn al-Nafis
- First to describe the pulmonary circulation of the circulatory
system
- Believed that the soul is found throughout the entirety of the body,
not just one of its organs
• Rene Descartes
- Father of Modern Western Philosophy
- Father of Analytical Geometry
- - Cogito ergo sum (“I think therefore I am”) Believed that the
mind and body is distinct but closely joined
• Baruch Spinoza
- - One of the pioneers of the Dutch Golden Age
since testing a single theory would always depend on other established theories
and hypotheses.
* Theory-laden approach (dependent on theory)
- Notion that evidence alone is insufficient to assert which kind of philosophy
is correct
2. Semantic Holism
- The idea behind semantic holism is that every word has meaning only in
relation to other words, sentences, or the language in which it is used.
- It is a doctrine in the Philosophy of Language which suggests that a certain
part of language, a term or a complete sentence, can only be understood through its
relations to a larger segment of language or possibly the entire language.
REFERENCE:
Maria Paula G. Sioco Ph. D. and Ignatius H. Vinzons, Introduction to the Philosophy
of the Human Person (Vibal Group, Inc.)
ASSESSMENT
Note: Write all your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Don’t forget to write your name, section and subject.
Activity 1
A. Direction: Let’s find out how much you already know about this module.
Encircle the best letter of your answer.
1. What does the term philosophy mean?
a) "love of goodwill “
b) "love of critical thinking “
c) "love of wisdom “
2. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies
to clear out any practical problem or abstract idea?
a) doing philosophy
b) doing history
c) doing mathematics
3. Which of the following statements is true?
1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing
philosophy.
2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.
a) Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
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SUBJECT TECHER: Gemard Jem P. Geñebre
FB ACCT: Gemard Jem Geñebre CONTACT NO.: 0915-098-8150
ARCHDIOCESE OF LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
URBIZTONDO CATHOLIC SCHOOL, INC.
URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN
S.Y. 2021-2022
Activity 2
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the sentence
1. ______Believed that truth is to be accepted no matter where it is found.
2. Thales of Miletus explained that the world was made up of ______.
3. ______One of the pioneers of the Dutch Golden Age.
4. ______Father of Modern Western Philosophy and he Believed that the mind
and body is distinct but closely joined.
5. ______Believed that the soul is found throughout the entirety of the body, not
just one of its organs.
6. ______is the father of Western Philosophy.
7. ______First person to name himself a philosopher or lover of wisdom.
8. ______He designated air to be the primary substance from which all things
come.
9. ______He believed that the world originated from the fire element
10.______First moral philosopher.
11. _____ who wrote the article entitled Philosophy: Critical and Speculative,
w/c singled out two main approaches in doing philosophy
12. The two main tasks of analytic philosophy ______and_______.
13. ______He introduced the concept of Reductionism during 17th century
14. ______He introduced the term holism
15. ______The idea behind of this type of holism is that every word has meaning
only in relation to other words, sentences, or the language in which it is
used.
16. ______ is the process of extracting a unifying explanation from the
multiplicity of things around philosophers.
17. ______This type of holism claims a scientific theory cannot be tested
individually since testing a single theory would always depend on
other established theories and hypotheses.
18. The word holism came from Greek word ______which means all.
19. A ______ approach of doing philosophy refers to understanding complex
ideas by reducing them to their parts or individual constituents.
20. ______ it contends that everything can be broken down into smaller parts.
Activity 3
Direction: Make a slogan that expresses the importance of life (Either Short or
Long coupon bond)
Rubrics
10 8 6 4 2
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Craftsmanship attractive in terms of terms of neatness. Good acceptably attractive is very
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and not messy messy messy messy messy
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and effort was used to make was put into decorating it. put it. good. degree of
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Originality ideas and originality to and originality to create ideas and originality to new ideas to ideas to create
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slogan
Activity 4
Direction: Draw atleast two of your most strongly beliefs or traditions and give your
justification or reason why you believe them. Use either short or long coupon bond.