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Introduction to
the Philosophy of
the Human Person
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
The Human Person in the
Environment

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Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
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Quarter 1 – Module 4: The Human Person in the Environment
First Edition, 2023
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 Senior High School

Introduction to the
Philosophy of the
Human Person
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
The Human Person in the
Environment

MELCs:
1. Notice things that are not in their proper place and organize
them in an aesthetic way (PPT11/12-Ii-4.1).
2. Show that care for the environment contributes to health,
well-being and sustainable development (PPT11/12-Ii-4.2).
3. Demonstrate the virtues of prudence and frugality towards
environments (PPT11/12-Ij-4.3).

Prepared by:

DANIEL C. OBRERO
SHS Teacher I
Bingao National High School

KRUCHEV B. PAET
SHS Teacher III
Davila National High School
Introductory Message
This Contextualized Learning Module (CLM) is prepared so that you, our
dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities,
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you
distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view. This module will
develop you to become lover of wisdom and makes you easily understand the
importance of having a holistic perspective in coping with the 21st century
challenges.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you
are now using.

The module focuses mainly on:

 Lesson 4 – The Human Person in the Environment

After going through this module, 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
4. demonstrate the virtues of prudence and thriftiness towards the
environment.

What I Know

PRE-TEST
Directions. Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.

1. What is environmental philosophy?

A. Significantly role of humankind in the world.
B. Extends intrinsic value and moral consideration.
C. A part of the world, and we significantly affect in environment.
D. Discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with
the environment and its non-human contents.

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 2. It believes that humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
A. Anthropocentrism C. Panthocentrism
B. Biocentrism D. Ecocentrism

3. A science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things
and their environments.
A. Ecology C. Anthropocentrism
B. Ecocentrism D. Ecofeminism

4. It is the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with
the environment and its non-human contents.
A. Environmental Philosophy C. Environment
B. Ecology D. All of the above

5. The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural

forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and
growth as well as of danger and damage.
A. Ecology C. Society
B. Natural Resources D. Environment

6. It is a change in global or regional climate patterns.

A. Environmental Change C. Gradual Change
B. Climate Change D. Climatic Change

7. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?

A. It is the source of life.
B. It can be available anywhere.
C. It is made up of consumers and producers.
D. It can produce products that provide medicinal value.

8. In which of the following scenarios is prudence demonstrated?

A. Being friendly to someone
B. Keeping the lights on all day
C. Ordering food that you can consume
D. Searching assignment answers over the internet

9. What may be a sign of an environmental disorder?

A. Lack of material things C. Lack of resources
B. Lack of friends D. Lack of space

10. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?

A. House with no single plant
B. A garden with dying plants
C. Basket of unwashed dirty clothes
D. A library with a small number of books

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 Lesson The Human Person in the
4 Environment
As John Donne stated: “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 a human person, it
is our responsibility to treat a person with respect not only for 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. Sustainable practices, conservation efforts, and responsible environmental
stewardship are crucial for maintaining a harmonious and balanced relationship
between people and the environment.

What’s In

SONG INTERPRETATION
Directions: Listen and analyze the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis
Armstrong. Use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcXgbKrE to
access the video clip. After listening or reading the lyrics below, answer the guide
questions.

What a Wonderful World

Song by Louis Armstrong

I see babies crying, I watch them grow

They'll learn so much more than I'll ever know
Then I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do
They're only saying I love you

I see babies crying, I watch them grow

They'll learn so much more than I'll ever know
Then I think to myself what a wonderful world
Then I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

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 The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do
They're only saying I love you

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: George David Weiss/Robert Thiele

1. How does the song described the environment? How does it see human person in
the environment?
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2. What is the melody of the song? Explain your answer.
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3. What part of the song serves as most meaningful? Why?
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Rubrics in Evaluating a Reaction Paper
Category 4 3 2 1
Topic Content is Content is Content is Content is
closely related to nearly related somewhat slightly related
the topic. to the topic. related to the to the topic.
topic.
Content The statement is The statement The statement Statement is
very well is pretty well is hard to slightly
organized. organized. understand. organized.

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 What is New

What is a Human Person?

A human person is a living being that contains a real and existing to direct
its own development toward fulfillment through perfect, unconditional, infinite love,
goodness, beauty, and unity and will do so if all the proper conditions are met.

Environment
The environment refers to the natural world that surrounds us, including
the physical, biological, and ecological systems that sustain life on Earth. It
encompasses everything from the air we breathe to the water we drink, the land we
inhabit, and the diverse ecosystems that support a wide range of plant and animal
species (Biology online 2023). It is the sum total of all surroundings of a living
organism, including natural forces and other living things, which provide
conditions for development and growth as well as danger and damage (Merriam).

Environmental Philosophy
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? How can we
explain the process of change? Those are philosophical questions brought up
approximately 600 B.C.E in the Western Ionian seaport town of Miletus across the
Aegan 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 while Greek thinkers viewed nature
through cognitive and scientific eyes (Prince 2000).
These thinkers were looking for the underlying laws of nature. They wanted
to understand the process of nature by studying nature itself, not by listening to
the stories about gods. According to Payne (2010) there are two frameworks where
humans can be related.

1. Anthropocentric Model

- Based on anthropocentric model, humans are superior and central to the

universe, thus it is human-centered.

- The denomination of humanity is linked to the domination of nature based

on the anthropocentric model. An unfair or unjust utilization of the

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 environment results to ecological crisis. From this view, it follows that the
human arrogance toward nature is justifiable in order to satisfy human
interest. Sometimes, humans adopt an exploitative attitude whenever
nature is merely considered as an instrument for one’s profit or gain.

2. Ecocentric Model

- Ecocentric 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 its life-supporting system.
o Nature
o Wild
o Holism
o Body
o Relational
o Earth/wisdom
o Ecology over/ against humans

There are three theories about the Ecocentric Model. These are: Deep Ecology,
Social Ecology, and Ecofeminism.

Deep Ecology – is an ecological philosophy developed by Norweigan philosopher

Ames Naess in the early 1970’s asserting that all life forms have an equal right to
exist, and human needs and desires have no priority over those of the other
organisms. Believes that the living environment should be respected and regarded
as having rights to flourish, independent of its utility to humans.

Social Ecology - it is a critical social theory founded by American anarchist and

libertarian socialist author Murray Bookchin. Conceptualized as a critique of
current social, political, and anti-ecological trends, it espouses a reconstructive,
ecological, communitarian, and ethical approach to society.

Ecofeminism - it is also called ecological feminism; examines the connections

between women and nature. Its name was coined by French feminist Francoise
d’Eaubonne in 1974. A philosophical idea that combines feminism and ecology
concerns, emphasizing that both suffer from their treatment by a male-dominated
society. This comes from the idea that women and nature have significant
connection, since women most often have a close association with nature in many
societies due to the nature of their traditional roles.

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 begins with the generation of opposites in a certain
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.
While according to Pythagoras, the ‘universe is a living embodiment of nature’s

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order, harmony and beauty’. He sees our relationship with the universe involving
biophilia (love of other living things) and cosmophilia (love of other living beings).
For modern thinker, Immanuel Kant, ‘beauty is ultimately a symbol of morality
(goodness). He believes that orderliness of nature and the harmony with our
faculties guide us toward a deeper religious perspective. Herbert Marcuse
discussed about the power of humans over nature, while George Herbert Mead
tackled on our duties and responsibilities.

Our environment is created for every human, so you as good as one being
must take good care of nature! Remember life is all about balance.

What is It

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 would 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?

Let’s find out the answer in this lesson!

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.

Prudence
covers good judgment, considering the
consequences of an action, using
common sense and discretion,
exercising caution, and conforming to
reason and decency
Frugality
The quality of being thrifty, sparing or
economical in the consumption of
resources and avoiding waste,
lavishness, or extravagance

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.

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 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 decay, 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, political awareness 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

What’s More

Digital Portrait (My Way of Saving Mother Earth)

Directions: Think of ways on how you could protect, preserve, and conserve the
environment by creating a poster. Use any digital applications to present your idea
and post it in the fb-page group.
The following Criteria will be use as guide for evaluation.
Message - 20%
Relevance - 20%
Creativity - 25%
Originality - 20%
Props/Costumes - 15%

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 100%

What I have Learned

Time to Reflect!
Here are the important lessons you learned in this last part of this module:
 Human person has the ability to change the environment to suit his
purposes.
 Humans are superior and central to the universe, thus the universe is
Human-centered.
 Humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
 The ecological or relational integrity of humans provides meaning of
our morals and values and it are nature centered.

What I Can Do

My Little Contribution
Directions: Now that you know that every human person has a great impact on
our environment, let’s try to show the virtues of prudence and frugality towards
mother nature through gardening and cleaning our surroundings! Plant some fruit-
bearing trees, vegetables, flowering plant or any plant available at your
neighborhood or in your barangay. Take pictures and write your reflection on this
activity. You can send your picture after 1 month to see if your plants have grown.

Rubrics in Evaluating the Gardening Activity

NEEDS
CRITERIA EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
(20) (15) (10) (5)
Garden The student The student The student The student
Maintenance regularly frequently occasionally never
check/monitor check/monitor check/monitor check/monitor
Applying water the garden the garden the garden the garden.
and fertilizer
Pull Weeds The student The student The student The student
always pulls frequently occasionally never pulls
(Pull and weeds. pulls weeds pulls weeds weeds
throw
away seeds)
Plants Plants are Shows at Shows at least Plants that are
fully grown least 80% of 50% of the planted shows
and in good the plants plants growth. no growth
condition growth.
Picture and The student Shows There is picture No picture, but

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 reflection has pictures pictures of and a little there is a little
of the the output reflection about reflection
activities that and has a the activity. about the
shows how good activity.
she/he did it reflection
until the final about the
output and activity
there is an
excellent
reflection
about the
activity.

Assessment

Post-Test
Directions. Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural

forces
and other living things, which provide conditions for development and
growth as well as of danger and damage.
A. Environment C. Society
B. Natural Resource D. Ecology

2. It believes that humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
A. Ecocentrism C. Anthropocentrism
B. Panthocentrism D. Biocentrism

3. A science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things
and
their environments.
A. Ecology C. Ecocentrism
B. Anthropocentrism D. Ecofeminism

4. It is the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with
the environment and its non-human contents.
A. Environmental Philosophy C. Environment
B. Ecology D. All of the above

5. It is a change in global or regional climate patterns.

A. Environmental Change C. Gradual Change
B. Climate Change D. Climatic Change

6. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?

A. It is the source of life.
B. It can be available anywhere.
C. It is made up of consumers and producers.

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 D. It can produce products that provide medicinal value.

7. In which of the following scenarios is prudence demonstrated?

A. Being friendly to someone
B. Keeping the lights on all day
C. Ordering food that you can consume
D. Searching assignment answers over the internet

8. What may be a sign of an environmental disorder?

A. Lack of material things C. Lack of resources
B. Lack of friends D. Lack of space

9. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?

A. house with no single plant
B. A garden with dying plants
C. basket of unwashed dirty clothes
D. A library with a small number of books

10. Philosophers believe that the human person has the ability to change the
environment to suit his purposes.
A. Ecology
B. Environment
C. Environmental Philosophy
D. All of the above

Additional Activities

A. Venn Diagram
Directions. Based on your own understanding, compare and contrast the
Anthropocentric and Ecocentric Models. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

ANTHROPOCENTRIC ECOCENTRIC

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B. Inference
Directions. Provide detailed answers for the following numbers. Write your answer
in your answer sheet.
1. Read articles about animal rights. In your opinion, do animals deserve respect?
Why or why not?
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2. How do you apply the meaning of frugality and prudence in your environment?
Cite three concrete examples that can be found in your area.
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Answer Key

POST-TEST PRE-TEST

1. A 1. D
2. A 2. D
3. A 3. A
4. A 4. A
5. B 5. D
6. A 6. B
7. C 7. A
8. C 8. C
9. B 9. C
10.C 10.C

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Brenda Corpuz, Ruben Corpuz, Maria Paclibar, and Socrates Paclibar. Introduction
to the Philosophy of the Human Person, pp. 39-40.
Department of Education. "K To 12 Most Essential Learning Competencies with
Corresponding CG Codes". Pasig City: Department of Education Central
Office, 2020.
Elizabeth O. Mabuti (2018). Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person.
SDOIN Contextualized Learning Modules in Introduction to the Philosophy of
the Human Person.
Elizabeth O. Mabuti (2019). Whole Brain Learning System Outcome Based
Education Exemplar, pp. 83-89.
Guevara, G. (2016) Pambungad na Pilosopiya ng Tao.
www.rexpublishing.com.ph.
Ramos, C. (2016). Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person.
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Media/Websites/Internet Sites:
 https://www.allabout philosophy.org>wiki
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org>wiki
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yin_yang.svg
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqqyq6Yo67E
 https://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=methods+of+philosophizing
 https://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=transcendence+in+the+global+age
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
 https://tricycle.org/magazine/noble-eightfold-path/
 https://www.slideshare.net/kazekage15/the-human-person-in-their-
environment
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/anthropocentrism
 https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Ethnocentrism
 http://www.takepart.com/flashcards/what-is-a-carbon-footprint/
index.html
 https://www.tamera.org/deep-ecology/?
gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkuKJxW65gIVh3ZgCh1cjgEmEAAYASAAEgJPNP
D_BwE
 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-environmental/
 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/social-ecology
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcXgbKrE

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