Introduction to

the Philosophy
of the Human
Person
Week 1. The Process of Doing Philosophy
 At the end of this lesson, the students
should be able to:

1 2
Distinguish a holistic Realize the value of doing
perspective from a philosophy in obtaining a
partial point of view. broad perspective in life.
PPT11/12 – Ia-1.1 PPT11/12 – Ia-1.2.
 Have you every asked yourself,

Why am I feeling this way. Cause)

How can I overcome it? (Process)

How it will affect my life and the people around

me) (Consequence)
 Philosophy, our subject matter for this
course, is really all about questions and
answers. And since by now you already
asked and answered hundred of
questions your life experienced already
prepared you to take our philosophical
journey starting now.
 Where am I?
How do I know?
What should I do?
Philosophy - comes from two Greek words:
philos (love) and
sophia (wisdom)
which means love of wisdom or love of
knowledge, systematic investigation.
_a discipline that uses human reason to
investigate the ultimate causes, reasons and
principles which govern all things.
 Philosophers – lovers of wisdom.
Philosophy considered as the mother of
all sciences.
- is a way of life.
- it is a science.
- is a persistent quest for knowledge
and truth.
 Origin of Philosophy
Greece is the birthplace of philosophy in the
West.
Thales is the Father of Philosophy in the
Western Civilization.
Thales was the first individual who tried to
reduce the multiplicity in to a unity,
everything is related to each other.
 Thales approach also highlights
the difference between religion and
philosophy.
Religion rests on faith while
philosophy rests on reason.
Activity 1.
What words come to your mind when you
hear the word philosophy? Copy the
graphic organizer and write the words in
the blank circles.
Activity 1.
What words come to your mind when you
hear the word philosophy? Copy the
graphic organizer and write the words in
the blank circles.
Graphic Organizer

PHILOSOPHY
The following are the MOST NOTABLE ancient
GREEK Philosophers.
1. Pythagoras 5. Epicurus
2. Heraclitus 6. Socrates
3. Democritus 7. Plato
4. Diogenes of Sinope 8. Aristotle
The following are the MOST NOTABLE ancient
GREEK Philosophers.
1. Pythagoras 6. Epicurus
2. Heraclitus 7. Socrates
3. Democritus 8. Plato
4. Diogenes of Sinope 9. Aristotle
5. Epicurus
 Epicureanism – a school of philosophy which believes
that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free of
fear and pain.
 
Framework – defined as a way of thinking about the world
and is composed of the views and beliefs of a person.
 

 
 Internal question – these are questions dealing with our
own correctness and values.
 
External question – seeks to question the very frameworks
upon which people base their own beliefs and views.
 
Introduc
tion
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about Mercury, you can say that it’s the smallest planet
in the entire Solar System
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Venus has a beautiful
name and is the second
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Earth is the third planet
from the Sun and the only
planet from the Sun one with life

First school Western

Jupiter is a gas giant and
the biggest planet in the
philosophy
Despite being red, Mars
is a cold place. It's full of
Solar System iron oxide dust
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Saturn is a gas giant and has several Neptune is the farthest planet from
rings. It's composed mostly of the Sun. It's an ice giant, so it’s really
hydrogen and helium cold there
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30 BC
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 pythagoreanism
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 Pluralism and atomism
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Mercury is the smallest planet in the Venus has a beautiful name and is the
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Arete or “virtue”
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philosophy explanation concepts
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Priority of Venus has a beautiful name The Sun, The Moon

definition
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ignorance
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Instructions: mark in bold letters the correct answer

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school
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A) Alexander the Great
B) Academia B) Dionysius II of Siracusa
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 The philosopher’s search for truth
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following:
The universe (earth, sky and sea) is organized in an orderly way and bound by absolute and immutable
laws, and people can understand these laws through logic and reason

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justify your answer by filling in the blank

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the your
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Xenophanes spoke for philosophers in general
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