DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION III
Schools Division of Cabanatuan City
Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City

The Human Person and Society

Introduction to the Philosophy of

the Human Person

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 3
Division of Cabanatuan City
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)
Learning Resource Management and Development System (LRMDS)
This self-learning module (SLM) is developed by the SDO Cabanatuan City CID-LRMDS Team
under Project EL AR: Enhanced Learning thru Adequate Resources.
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Cover and page elements illustrations by Carl Jan B. Briones. Project EL AR logo by Gemmarie G. Rivas
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 GUIDE FOR THE LEARNER, PARENTS,
GUARDIANS AND LEARNING FACILITATOR

To You, Learner:
Welcome to Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Self-Learning Module (SLM) on
the meaning and process of doing philosophy.
This module introduces the learners to the study of Philosophy as an exploration of the fundamental
questions an \d issues that have faced humanity. It aims to help learners better understand themselves and
the world they live in and enable them to navigate through the challenges of life.
To You, Parent/s, Guardian/s and Learning Facilitator/s:
This Module was collaboratively developed and reviewed by the teachers, school heads and
supervisors of DepEd Division of Cabanatuan City to assist you in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their different constraints in schooling. As a facilitator, you
are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners'
progress while allowing them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage
and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
This Module provides varied and relevant activities and opportunities to help you in understanding
of the key concepts and competencies as prescribed in the introduction to the Philosophy of the Human
Person
Explore and get to know the processes involved in understanding the issues, concepts and topics
about the human person that will enable you to understand yourself better.

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 OBJECTIVES

At the end of the session, the learner should be able to:

1. Recognize how individuals form societies and how individuals are transformed by societies.
2. Compare different forms of societies and individualities
3. Explain how human relations are transformed by social systems
4. Evaluate how social systems transform human relationships, and how societies transform individual
human beings.

COMPETENCY

7.1 Recognize how individuals form societies and how individuals are transformed by societies.
7.2 Compare different forms of societies and individualities (eg. Agrarian, Industrial and Virtual)
7.3 Explain how human relations are transformed by social systems

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 WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?

Direction: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter that corresponds to the best
answer.

1. Which of the following relies on transferring from place to another in order to survive?
a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

2. Which of the following uses hand tools in order to survive and provide for their needs
a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

3. Which of the following relies on planting for their survival?

a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

4. Which of the following relies on the use of machineries for production?

a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

5. Which of the following pertains to a group of people living together in a defined territory?
a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

6. Which pertains to a system of beliefs and way of living in a common territory?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

7. Which pertains to the inhabitants of certain place or territory?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

8. Which pertains a group of people gathered together for a common interest?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

9. Which pertains into a written/unwritten agreement among people to maintain peace and order?
a. Marriage Contract c. Social Contract
b. Land Contract d. Work Contract

10. Which of the following is not part of a society?

a. Conflict b. People c. Community d. None of the choices

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 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Human Person in Society

The Human Person exists to relate with others. The person is by nature a social being because he/she
has a tendency to go out of himself or herself to form bonds and relationship with others. Throughout a person’s
life, he/she experiences a variety of relationships that help shape his or her as a person. Human beings lived in
a society, which is an organized group of people whose members interact frequently and have a common
territory and culture.

As human beings live together, they organized themselves into communities and live as one. Conflict
and chaos may arise due to the differences in terms of beliefs. To avoid conflicts and to come up a peaceful and
orderly society people agree into what is called “social contract”, an agreement where individuals sacrifice an
amount of their freedom and submit to higher authority in order for society to be able to function and meet
the needs of the many, ensuring survival of humanity. There are different forms of society as time passed by
and the people who lived in society depends on the place where they living for survival and order.

The Four Major Stages in the Origin of Society

1. Hunting and Gathering Societies

- primary institution is the family, which decides how food is to be shared and how children are to
be socialized, and which provides for the protection of its members
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- used simple technology to hunt animals and gather vegetation for survival. Stones and wood are
the predominant raw materials for construction of tools and weapons.
- They were also tribal. Members shared an ancestral heritage and a common set of traditions and
rituals. Two specialized position are the “Headman’, the political leader and the “Shaman”, who
acted as the spiritual leader.
- They tend to be nomadic, moving to new areas when the current food supply in a given area has
been exhausted.

2. Horticultural Societies
- developed a society that uses hand tools to raise crops. The tools they used were simple: sticks or
hoe-like instruments used to punch holes in the ground so that crops could be planted.
- People no longer depend on the gathering of edible plants—they could now grow their own food.
- transfer only from one area to another when there is a need for it such as in depletion of the land's
resources or shortage in water supplies.
- Appearing almost the same as the horticulturalist are the fishermen and herdsmen (Shepherd).
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a. Fishing Societies-have more definite home sites and permanent residence. They have less
inclination to travel as compared with hunters and gatherers because catching fish does not entail
too much travel.
b. Herding Societies-Relies on the, domestication and breeding of animals for food. Domesticating
animals allows for a more manageable food supply than do hunting and gathering. They live in such
places as desert, an arctic or mountainous area, which does not favor planting trees and vegetables.

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 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

3. Agricultural Societies
Use technological advances to cultivate crops (especially grains like wheat, rice, corn, and barley) over a
large area.
- Engages in large-scale based on the use of plows drawn by animals Advantages in this period included
harnessing of animals, the development of metal tools, the sue of the wheel and improved knowledge
of irrigation and fertilization.
- Increases in food supplies led to larger populations than in earlier communities. This meant a greater
surplus, which resulted in towns that became centers of trade supporting various rulers, educators,
craftspeople, merchants, and religious leaders who did not have to worry about locating nourishment.
- villages and towns expanded into neighboring areas, conflicts with other communities inevitably
occurred. Farmers provided warriors with food in exchange for protection against invasion by enemies.
- system of rulers with high social status also appeared. This nobility organized warriors to protect the
society from invasion.
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4. Industrial Societies
- uses advanced sources of energy, rather than humans and animals, to run large machinery.
- People and goods travelled much longer distances because of innovations in transportation, such as the
train and the steamship.
- Rural areas lost population because more and more people were engaged in factory work and had to move
to the cities.
- Fewer people were needed in agriculture, and societies became urbanized, which means that the majority
of the population lived within commuting distance of a major city

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 WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?

Direction: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter that corresponds to the best
answer.

1. 1. Which of the following relies on transferring from place to another in order to survive?
a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

2. Which of the following uses hand tools in order to survive and provide for their needs
a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

3. Which of the following relies on planting for their survival?

a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

4. Which of the following relies on the use of machineries for production?

a. Hunting b. Horticultural c. Agricultural d. Industrial

5. Which of the following pertains to a group of people living together in a defined territory?
a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

6. Which pertains to a system of beliefs and way of living in a common territory?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

7. Which pertains to the inhabitants of certain place or territory?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

8. Which pertains a group of people gathered together for a common interest?

a. Culture b. Society c. Community d. People

9. Which pertains into a written/unwritten agreement among people to maintain peace and order?
a. Marriage Contract c. Social Contract
b. Land Contract d. Work Contract

10. Which of the following is not part of a society?

a. Conflict b. People c. Community d. None of the choices

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 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 1

Below are images which depict a particular way of living in the four major stages of the origin of society.
Identify which part of the four major stages the image is included. Write down your reason in
identifying the images on the rectangular shapes provided below.

1.
Create an illustration of who you are as a human person expressing your capacity to think and
reflect. Provide an explanation for the illustration that you have created.

2.

3.

4..

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 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 2

Write down the contributions of each stages of the origin of society on the provided below.

1. Hunter/Gatherer

2. Horticultural

3. Agricultural

4.Industrial

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 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 3

Answer the following questions:

1. Given a chance to live in one of the four stages in the development of society, where will you live?
Explain your answer

2. Are you satisfied in the progress of the society in which you lived in? Explain your answer

3. How does the physical environment affect the way people lived in a community? Explain your
answer

4. How is the progress of a community related to its existing physical conditions?

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 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 4

Draw an ideal community for you. Include a brief explanation in your drawing

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Enrichmet Activity 1
1.Agricultural
2.Industrial
3. Hortiicultural
4. Hunting/Gathering
What have you learned? What do you already know?
1. a 1. a
2. b 2. b
3. c 3. c
4 .d 4 .d
5.b 5.b
6.a 6.a
7.d 7.d
8.c 8.c
9.c 9.c
10.c 10.c
ANWER KEYS
 REFERENCES

Books

1. Abella, Roberto (2016). Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person. Quezon City. C & E
Publishing, Inc.
2. Zulueta, Francisco (2010) Introduction to Philosophy. Mandaluyong city.ational Bookstore Publishing.
3. Bernardo Jr., Juanito Philip Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person. Pssay City. JFS Publishing
Services
4. Festin, Lorenz (2010). Course Notes in phenomenology: Philosophical Anthropology. Makati City
5. The Four Stages in Society. Retrieved July 10, 2020 from http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-
guides/sociology/culture-and-societies/types-of-societies

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 This Module will lead you in understanding key concepts about the human person, enabling you to come
up with answers in underlying fundamental questions about the self, the world and God.
This self-learning module focuses on understanding the meaning and the process of doing philosophy
through various philosophical methods.
Our study of philosophy aims to produce well-adjusted, productive individuals who are able to face the
opportunities and challenges of life, successfully, and maintain a healthy relationship with others. May you find
joy and peace as you learn to get to know yourself in relation to others, to your surroundings and to God.

The Human Person and Society

Written and Compiled by: Cesario Junior S. Villaric

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 3
Division of Cabanatuan City
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)
Learning Resource Management and Development System (LRMDS)
This self-learning module (SLM) is developed by the SDO Cabanatuan City CID-LRMDS Team under Project
EL AR: Enhanced Learning thru Adequate 14 Resources.
Cover and page elements illustrations by Carl Jan B. Briones. Project EL AR logo by Gemmarie G. Rivas