INTRODUCTION TO

THE PHILOSOPHY OF
C

HUMAN PERSON
WELCOME TO THE
WORLD OFC

PHILOSOPHY 
(MA’AM MAE CUIZON)
PHILOSOPHY ???
 WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY ?
•PHILOSOPHY comes from the
TWO GREEK WORDS
“PHILEIN/PHILOS” which means
LOVE and SOPHIA which means
WISDOM
•LOVE OF WISDOM
 TWO KINDS OF WISDOM
DIVINE WISDOM HUMAN WISDOM
• FROM ABOVE
• PURE
• PEACEABLE
• GENTLE
• OPEN TO REASON
• FULL OF MERCY
• IMPARTIAL
• FULL OF GOOD FRUITS
 DIVINE WISDOM
•FROM ABOVE – IT’S A GIFT FROM ABOVE
•PURE – FREE FROM STAINS AND EVIL
THOUGHTS
•PEACEABLE – FREE FROM STRIFE AND
DISORDER
•GENTLE – ITS CONSIDERATE OR KINDLY IN
DEPOSITION; NOT HARSH OR SEVERE
•OPEN TO REASON – ITS WILLING TO LISTEN
TO LOGICAL OR SENSIBLE THINKING
•FULL OF MERCY – ITS TREATING PEOPLE
WITH KINDNESS AND FORGIVENESS
•IMPARTIAL – ITS TREATING OR AFFECTING
EVERYBODY EQUALLY
•FULL OF GOOD FRUITS – ITS MEANT THE
PRODUCE OF OUR LIVES
 DISTINGUISH WISDOM FROM
KNOWLEDGE ???
KNOWLEDGE WISDOM
 KNOWLEDGE
•IS SOMETHING WE GAIN FROM EXPERIENCE.
•LET US GIVE EXAMPLE
•READING BOOKS IS AN EXPERIENCE; AND
FROM THAT EXPERIENCE WE GAIN
KNOWLEDGE; AND MANY OTHER LIKE
WATCHING MOVIE, ATTENDING SEMINARS,
LISTENING TO THE RADIO ETC.
 WISDOM
•IS DEEPER THAN KNOWLEDGE. WHICH
MEANS AFTER GAINING KNOWLEDGE OF
SOMETHING FROM EXPERIENCE, A
CORRECT AND RIGHT APPLICATION OF
THIS KNOWLEDGE MUST BE DONE.
WISDOM IS THE MOTHER OF MORALITY.