Department of Education: Introduction of The Philosophy of The Human Person
Department of Education: Introduction of The Philosophy of The Human Person
Department of Education: Introduction of The Philosophy of The Human Person
Department of Education
Caraga Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR
AGUSAN DEL SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Read your book from page 93 – 99 then answer the following questions below. Write your answer
on the space provided.
Activity 1:
1. What enables human persons to establish meaningful interactions with others?
3. Discuss instances in your life when you engaged in ‘’seeming’’ behavior. What drove you to
act in such manner?
4. How does establishing “dialogue” with others benefit a person?
THINK
Reflect on your interactions with your family, friends, schoolmates, and members of your
community. Which of these statements best describes the interactions you have had and the
relationships you have established with others? (Choose one statement)
1. I welcome opportunities to meet new people and get to know them better.
2. I am only nice to people I know and I tend to ignore strangers.
3. I am comfortable being with a lot of people in different situations.
4. I do not like being with other people in strange situations.
5. I’d rather be with a few trusted friends than be with many people I do not really know.
6. I always treat the people I meet with respect.
7. I feel that the people I interact with do not really like me.
8. Whenever I interact with other people, I always strive to make a good impression.
9. I really do not care about what other people think of me and how they see my behavior.
Activity 2:
1. How does empathy enable persons to establish genuine relationships with others?
2. What is availability? Have you ever made yourself available for others?
ASSESSMENT
A. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong. Write your answer on the
space before the number.
______1. Man has the natural tendency to establish relationship with other people.
______2. We are primarily aware of people as objects and not as persons.
______3. The views and ideas of other people, as well as social context, do not influence
our behavior as individuals.
______4. Intersubjectivity refers to shared awareness and understanding among people.
______5. “Seeming” refers to the capacity of individuals to engage in genuine interaction
with others.
______6. An authentic relationship is possible only if individuals acknowledge each other’s
presence as persons.
______7. Availability refers to the willingness of a person to make himself or herself
available for another.
______8. All humans find it difficult to have meaningful relationship with others.
______9. Empathy requires an individual to accept the other as a thinking, feeling person.
______10. Ethics of care believes that persons help one another because of their selfish
interests.
B. Write in the boxes the names of four people with whom you have genuine relationships.
Write also how they have contributed to your growth as a person.
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C. Reflect your experiences and determine moments when your actions and behavior
embodied “seeming” behavior, dialogue, or alienation. Fill in the columns with the
appropriate responses.
2. How will you be able to show appreciation for the skills and talents of persons with
disabilities and the underprivileged?
Apply
1. Have you ever engaged in a genuine and meaningful interaction with another person? Write
a reflection describing this encounter and how it affected you.
2. Research on a person with disability who has lived a productive and meaningful despite
his or her disability. Discuss his or her background, significant achievements, as well as
the traits that enabled him or her to succeed in life.
Read your book from page 112 – 125. Answer the activities below and write your answers
on the space provided.
Activity 1:
1. How has your community influenced you as a person? What traits or behavior can you
directly attribute to your upbringing in society?
2. Which traits or values identify us as Filipino? Why are these traits and values considered
important by Philippine society?
THINK: Reflect on how your relationships and roles in society have changed throughout your life.
Complete the table below by writing the required information.
Early Childhood
Elementary
High School
What significant changes have you noticed in your relationships with others throughout your life?
What role did society play in these changes?
DISCUSS
1. How does society enable its members to develop and achieve well-being?
3. What positive changes have occurred in your community? What brought about these
changes?
4. Do you believe that your community and society have enabled you to become a better
person? In what way has society contributed to your growth as a person?
ASSESSMENT
A. Identification – Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
__________1. This is an organized group of people whose members interact frequently and have
a common territory and culture.
__________2. This refers to the social conditions which enable persons and groups to fulfill their
goals and achieve perfection.
__________3. This is an agreement among individuals to sacrifice some of their wants and submit
to a higher authority.
__________4. This philosopher believes that mankind is governed by desire which leads to
conflict among individuals.
__________5. This philosopher believes that society is organized based on the “consent of the
governed”.
__________6. This philosopher believes that humans naturally seek a just and fair society
because of self-interest.
__________7. These are a set of traits and behavior that society considers acceptable and are
encouraged and passed on to other members.
__________8. This is an organized or patterned set of relationships among individuals and groups
that compose a society.
__________9. These are composed of individuals who have similar backgrounds and perform
similar roles in society.
__________10. These are actions or things that are considered important by society.
APPLY
Research on an individual who has made a positive impact on Philippine society. Make a
profile of your chosen individual. Describe his/her background and significant achievements and
deeds.
A. Identify the following. Write the correct answers on the space provided.
1. Your brother is an overachiever. Being on top of the class is what makes him feel fulfilled.
However, for this quarter, he got grades lower than usual. He is extremely saddened by this and
becomes withdrawn and aloof.
2. Your best friend is dating a married man. Despite her family’s disapproval, she does not want to
break up with him. She says that he is the only one who makes her very happy.
3. Your classmate is going through tough times. His parents died in a car accident, his family is
experiencing financial difficulties, and his long- time girlfriend broke up with him. He constantly
talks about taking his own life to end his problems.
4. Your cousin is battling a terminal disease. She has a loving and helpful support system
comprised of family and friends, yet her fear of dying is getting worse. She feels depressed and
loses sleep over the idea of passing away soon.
Reflect….
1. What is that one thing that, if taken from you, would take away the meaning of your
life?
2. How would you have turned out as a person if you have not experienced happiness?
How about if you have not gone through any suffering?
3. Have you experienced dealing with the death of a loved one? How did you cope with
the situations?