DOING

PHILOSOPHY
(Week 3-4)
Ms. Frances
SUBJECT TEACHER
 OBJECTIVES
1. Distinguish a holistic perspective from
a partial point of view.
2. Recognize human activities that
emanated from deliberate reflection.
3. Realize the value of Doing Philosophy
in obtaining a broad perspective in
life.
4. Doing a philosophical reflection on a
concrete situation from holistic
perspective.
ACTIVITY 1 (PPT11/12-Ia-1.1)
1. Look at the pictures below. What can
you say about them? Describe their
similarities and differences. Write your
answer in your notebook.
 ACTIVITY 2 (PPT11/12-Ib-1.2)
1. Complete the table below. Write your
answer in your notebook.
ACTIONS WHAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE
THE ACTION?
1. Buying new clothes

2. Choosing friends

3. Eating food

4. Deciding where to study for Senior High

School
5. Attending classes in the afternoon

6. Going to school

7. Visiting a friend
 ACTIONS WHAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE
THE ACTION?
8. Joining an organization in school

9. Playing computer games

10. Buying new gadget

11. Asking permission if you would like to

go out with friends

12. Helping a stranger

13. Traveling without your family

14. Going to mass or any religious

activities
 ACTIONS WHAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE
THE ACTION?
15. Watching movies that are not allowed
for your age
16. Posting your opinion or feelings in the
social media
17. Communicating to your siblings about
a conflict
18. Giving opinions

19. Going out with the opposite sex

20. Confronting a person who verbally

hurt you
ACTIVITY 3 (PPT11/12-Ib-1.3)
1. Answer the following questions and
write your answer in your notebook.

a. Based on your answer in activity 2,

what must be done before making
actions?
b. Is it helpful you do this before making
actions? Why or why not?
c. As a Grade 12 learners, what have you
realized about this activity? Reflect and
explain your answer in your notebook.
ACTIVITY 4 (PPT11/12-Ib-1.4)
What can you say about the quotation
below? Do you agree with this? Express
your answers by writing it in your
notebook.
 WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
The word Philosophy derives from the
Greek word (philos, which means love of)
and (sophia, for wisdom).

Note that this etymology involves wisdom,

which does not necessarily mean
knowledge (which in Greek is, but not
limited to the term, episteme).
 BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY
Traditionally, the main branches of
philosophy (also called subdisciplines) are
as follows: Know, however, that these
branches are not the only branches under
philosophy, and that while they may
seem like they are concerned with very
different and sometimes seemingly
separate things altogether, these overlap
various philosophical systems forwarded
by various thinkers.
TRADITIONAL BRANCHES OF
PHILOSOPHY
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY CONCERN QUESTION

Ethics Study of action What ought I do?

Metaphysics Study of existence What is being?

Epistemology Study of knowledge What can I know?

Aesthetics Study of art What is beautiful?

Logic Study of reasoning What is correct inference?

Politics Study of power What makes a just society?

THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS OF CATEGORIZING PHILOSOPHICAL
SUBDISCIPLINES AND AREAS, FOR INSTANCE, BY CHRONOLOGY:

ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY – refers to the mode

and systems of philosophizing dominant in 6th
century BCE until roughly the 4th century CE.
- (to have a good life)

MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY – refers to dominant

philosophical/theological thought from the 5th
to the 15th centuries CE., after which comes
the modern period of philosophy (from the 16th
to the 20th centuries).
- (to defend God)
THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS OF CATEGORIZING PHILOSOPHICAL
SUBDISCIPLINES AND AREAS, FOR INSTANCE, BY CHRONOLOGY:

Modern - (to reason/rationalize)

CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY – is the period

referring to the present mode and systems of
philosophizing, referred to by some as
postmodern philosophy (although what that
term means is subject to intricate debate and
discussion).

Postmodern - (to find meaning)

 PHILOSOPHY AS A
CONCEPT…
Philosophy is a system of beliefs
about reality. It is one's integrated
view of the world. It includes an
understanding of the nature of
existence, man, and his role in the
world. It is a necessary product of
man’s rational mind.
 PHILOSOPHY AS A
PROCESS…
Philosophy is employed as a
method of inquiry. It is an
engagement in the search for
the meaning of life, its value and
relevance. It is a process for
finding significance in existence.
THREE LEVELS OF INQUIRIES
1. Common Sense - a basic ability to
perceive, understand, and judge things
that are shared by (common to) nearly all
people without need for debate.

2. Scientific- Based on or characterized by

the methods and principles of science.

3. Philosophical - relating or devoted to

the study of the fundamental nature of
knowledge, reality and existence.
 SAY SOMETHIN’…
“All men by nature desire to know.” – Aristotle

…. Because man is always searching for truth.

According to Plato, Philosophy begins in

“wonder” – the sense of puzzlement and
perplexity.

Man is a questioning being. And got no

“definite answers” that’s why we always
wonder and keep on searching answers.
 REMEMBER…
Questions are part and parcel of
human existence. Its inevitability is
acknowledged especially in times
when a person searches for the
meaning of life. This very act leads
him to progress rather than
stagnation and arresting of growth.
Thank you for
Listening !!!