Lesson The Human Person

4 in their
Environment
John Donne: “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of
the continent, a part of the main.”

This means that as human person, it is our responsibility to treat a person

with respect not only our fellow humans but also everything in this world.
Humankind is a part of the world, and we significantly affect our environment in
the same manner of what that changes in our environment affect us.

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

By the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

1. notice disorder in the environment;
2. notice things that are not in their proper place and organize them in an
aesthetic way;
3. show that care for the environment contributes to health, well-being and
sustainable development; and demonstrate the virtues of prudence and
thriftiness towards the environment.

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WHAT’S IN?
Let’s Travel!

Lesson 4.1.1 notice things that are not in their proper place and
organize them in an aesthetic way.
Look closely at the picture below.

lakwatsero.com
https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Olotayan-Island-The-Little-Boracay-of-Roxas-City

1. Describe what you see. Would you like to visit this place after this
pandemic? What will you do when you go to this place?

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Worldwildlife.com

2. Describe what you see. Do you see yourself staying near this place? Do
you imagine yourself the same things you imagine in this picture?

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 What signs of disorder in the environment do you see?

 What is the world made of?

 How did the world come into being?
 How can we explain the process of change?
 How did the song regard the environment?
 How did the song see the human person in the environment?
 What is the tone of the song?
 Which lyrics serve as most meaningful? Why?

Environmental philosophy is the discipline that studies the moral relationships of

human beings with the environment and its non-human contents. Philosophers
believe that the human person has the ability to change the environment to suit his
purposes. It will enable them to become aware of their relationship and its related
issues in our society and their impact on the lives of human persons.

“What is the world made of?” “How did the world come into being?” and
“How can we explain the process of change?” were philosophical questions
already brought up approximately 600 B.C.E. (before the common era) in the
Western lonian seaport town of Miletus across the Aegean Sea from Athens,
Greece.
The speculation of the pre-Socratic philosophers represents a paradigm
shift- a change from mythical explanation of the origins of the cosmos to a more
rational explanation.
Eastern sages probed nature’s depths intuitively through the eyes of
spiritual sages which Greek thinkers viewed nature through cognitive and scientific
eyes (Price 2000). These thinkers were looking for the underlying laws of nature.
They wanted to understand the processes of nature by studying nature itself, not
by listening to the stories about the gods.
According to Payne (2010) there are two frameworks where humans can be
related.
1. Anthropocentric Model. Based on the anthropocentric model, humans are
superior and central to the universe, thus, it is human centered.

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2. Ecocentric Model.
It is the ecological or relational integrity of the humans that provides meaning of
our morals and values and it is nature centered.
Devoted to preserving the totality of Earth’s biodiversity and the functioning of its
life –supporting system Global Warming.

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Ecocentric Model

Econcentric model, the ecological or relational integrity of the humans

provides meaning of our morals and values and it is nature centered.
Devoted to preserving the totality of Earth’s biodiversity and the functioning
of it’s life supporting system.

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Nature
• Wild
• Holism
• Body
• Relational
• Earth/Wisdom
• Ecology over / against human
What I can do?
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ACTIVITY 4.0: Human Person in their Environment
Let’s Think!

1. What are the positive and negative changes in the environment?

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2. Do you think environment plays a vital role in a person’s development?
Why or why not?
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3. How do humans react to nature? Explain. In what way are your answers
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WHAT IS IT?
Lesson 4.2 notice things that are not in their proper place and organize them in
an aesthetic way.

A. Ancient Thinkers
Anaximander a pre-Socratic philosopher and scientist said
about the creation-Destruction. According to him, the sketch
of the genesis of the world (cosmology), the evolution of the
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world begins with the generation of opposites in certain
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region Nature. Nature is indeterminate-boundless in the
sense that no boundaries between the warm and or the
moist and dry regions are originally present within.

https://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_an
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B. Modern Thinkers

Herbert Marcuse said about the power of humans over nature,

while George Herbert Mead tackled about our duties and
responsibilities.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herb ert-Marcuse

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WHAT CAN I DO

ACTIVITY 4.2.2 Notice things that are not in their proper place and organize them in
an aesthetic way

Express your thoughts!

1. Craft your stand about this claim: “Since we, humans, are the apex of
creation, we have all the right to control and manipulate the environment
for human and economic development?”
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2. You observed that almost all people in your community are lacking in
awareness on how to manage their waste. There are no waste containers
on the main streets, and people throw their waste into the river. What will
you do to make the people become aware of their responsibility to respect
and take care of the environment?
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 WHAT IS IT
Lesson 4.3. Show that care of the environment
contributes to health, well-being and sustainable
environment

There are numerous theories to show care for the environment aside from
the ecocentric model such as deep ecology, social ecology and
ecofeminism to name some.

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 WHAT IS IT

Lesson 4.4. Demonstrate the virtues of prudence and frugality towards

environment
A self-supporting college student works part-time as a service crew to be
able to fund his education. He earns PhP2,000.00 more than what he needs to pay
for monthly
expenses. With this extra money, he could have bought the expensive
watch he always wanted. Thinking practically, he decided to save his money in the
bank instead.
1. How will you describe this college student?
2. What qualities does he possess regarding handling his money?
3. How can you relate his behavior to current environment trends?
Find out the answer in this lesson!

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Prudence is defined as the ability to have good judgment that allows avoidance
of dangers and risks. Meanwhile, frugality is the act of using money or other
resources wisely and practically.
Prudence Frugality
covers good judgment, considering the The quality of being thrifty, sparing or
consequences of an action, using economical in the consumption of
common sense and discretion, resources and avoiding waste,
exercising caution, and conforming to lavishness, or extravagance
reason and decency
Arising from the discussions, Fromm (2013) suggested a new society that
should inspire the development of a new human being that will nurture prudence
and fairness or frugality towards environment. These are some of the functions
of Fromm’s envisioned society:
1. The enthusiasm to offer up all forms of having, in order to fully be.
2. Being fully present where one is.
3. Trying to lessen greed, hate and illusions as much as one is adept.
4. Making the full growth of oneself and of one’s fellow beings the
utmost goal of living.
5. Not deceiving others, but also not being deceived by others, one may
be called acquitted, but not naïve.
6. Freedom that is not uncertainty but the possibility
to be oneself, not as a bundle of greedy desires, but as a carefully
balanced structure that at any moment is threatened with the
alternatives of growth or, life or death.
7. Happiness in the manner of ever-growing aliveness,
whatever the extreme point is the destiny permits one to reach, for
living as full as one can be so agreeable that the concern for what
one might not attain has little chance to develop.
8. Joy that comes from giving and sharing, not from hoarding and
manipulating.
9. Developing one’s capacity for love, together with one’s capacity for
critical, unsentimental thought.
10. Shedding one’s narcissism and accepting that catastrophic
boundaries inherent in human survival.
The ideals of this humanity cross all party lines, for protecting nature
needs focused conservation, action, politically aware and support from
business. If all these segments agree on the same goals, the chance of
transformation would seem to be significantly greater, especially since most
citizens have become less and less interested in part allegiance and slogans.

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ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read carefully and write the letter of your answer on your notebook.

1. What is the ability to regulate one’s actions and behaviour?

a Prudence
b Frugality
c Social Ecology
d Ecofeminism
2. What is the act of using other resources wisely and practically?
a Prudence
b Frugality
c Social Ecology
d Ecofeminism
3. This is a branch of philosophy concerned with the natural environment
and humanity’s place in it.
a Environmentalism
b Environmental philosophy
c Environmental aesthetics
d Environmental justice
4. This view considers man as the most important species on the planet.
a Ecofeminism
b Ecocentrism
c Anthropocentrism
d Environmentalism
5. Which of these statements about humandkind and nature is not true?
a Humankind can use natural resources without regard for the
consequenses
b Humankind has a unique relationship with nature.
c Humans are able to transform and change the environment.
d Humans are stewards of nature.
6. Which of the given statements is true?
1. Prudence and frugality can only be applied in one environment.
2. Looking at aesthetics is a way of determining disorder.
a. both statements 1 and 2 c. statement 1
b. neither statement 1 nor 2 d. statement 2

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7. What is the role of the environment in achieving sustainable
development?
1. It can reproduce resources.
2. It is the venue for producer-consumer relationships.
a Statement 1
b Statement 2
c Neither statement 1 nor 2
d Both statements 1 and 2
8. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?
a. A basket of unwashed dirty clothes
b. A house with no single plant
c. A garden with dying plants
d. A library with a small number of books
9. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?
a. It can be available anywhere.
b. It is the source of life.
c. It can produce products that provide medicinal value.
d. It is made up of consumers and producers.
10. In which of the following scenarios is prudence demonstrated?
a. Ordering food that you can consume
b. Searching assignment answers over the internet
c. Keeping the lights on all day
d. Being friendly to neighbours

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 Congratulations!
You have completed your journey
in this module.
You did a great job!
It’s now time to go on to the next
adventure…
Good luck!

Rubrics for Short Answer

Correct answer Correct answer Correct answer Correct answer
but not in a written in a written in a sentence written in a sentence
sentence sentence but no with 1 supporting with 2 supporting
supporting detail detail from the text details from the text
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 REFERENCES

BOOK RESOURCES

Camiloza, L., Garnace, E., and et.al., (2016). Philosophy of the Human Person An
Introdutory Text for Senior High School. The phoenix Publishing House, Inc.

Abella, R., (2016). Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person. C & E
Publishing, Inc.

Valmores, C,. (2020). Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Alternative
Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 1: The Human Person in their Environment
First Edition, 2020,Department of Education

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