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LEARNING PACKET NO. 1

SUBJECT: Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

TOPIC: Doing Philosophy

Grade 12

Prepared by:
Mr. Wenzy M. Ariza
 INTRODUCTION

Good Day _____________. I hope

you are doing well today. With
my guidance and with the help of
your parents, you are expected to
finish the tasks assigned to you
while at home. Please do not
forget to put a check mark (✓) in
the box of every accomplished
task.

✔️ For your opening prayer, please bow your head and pray the prayer below:

Loving Father, I come to you this day for your blessing and help as I am about to start my
tasks today. I pray for your guidance that you would clearly show me how to do my work with a
spirit of joy and enthusiasm. Give me the desire to find ways to excel in my work. I ask that you
would challenge me to reach my goal to the best that I can be. This I ask in Jesus name, Amen.

✅ Please read the learning competency stated below and fill-up the chart that follows:

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

For this lesson, you will learn to:

 Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view

 Realize the value of doing philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective on life
 Do a philosophical reflection on a concrete situation from a holistic perspective
 Check
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Answer the activity below to check your comprehension and analysis.

ACTIVITY 1: SELF-CHECK

Activity: Read and Analyze the following conversation between a high school teacher and her student.

Teacher: Juan, what would you like to be when you grow up?
Juan: Ma’am, I want to be happy!
Teacher: Juan, you did not understand my question.
Juan: Ma’am you do not understand what life is all about.

Process Questions:

1. Do you think that Juan’s answer was appropriate for his teacher’s question?

2. What do you think was Juan’s interpretation of his teacher’s question?

3. Based on his responses, what kind of student do you imagine Juan to be?.

4. If you were Juan’s teacher, how would you respond to him?

5. How is philosophy related to this situation?

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 LET’S STUDY !
Now let’s keep going. Enjoy learning about
Philosophy. There are enabling activities that will
help you study the lesson.

The important concept that you need to understand in this lesson is on how philosophy works in
many ways.

Activity: Let’s Think, Think, Think

A man was about to be punished and he must be the one to decided his own fate. He has to choose between
three rooms. The first room is full of furious flames. The second is full of murderers with loaded guns. The
third are lions that had not been fed for years. Which room is the safest?
Answer:

Activity 2: Analyze the quote from a famous Philosopher Socrates:

“An unexamined life is not worth living.”

 What does it mean?

Answer:

Lesson Time!

Study the following.

DOING
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy comes from two Greek words:
philos (love) and sophia (wisdom)
which were used by ancient Greeks to refer to
“love of wisdom”

Think of
it!

Then it was applied to the study

of discipline that uses human
reason to investigate the
ultimate, causes, reasons, and
principles which govern all
things

Philosophy
• Material Object of Philosophy: “philosophy studies all things”; thus all aspects of reality can
be the object of a philosophical study

• Formal Object of Philosophy: “through their ultimate causes”; seeking the deepest
explanations regarding the existence and nature of beings.
Natural Scope of Philosophy: “acquired through the use of reason;
seeking the ultimate explanations that can be arrived at by applying
reasoning to facts supplied by experience.
Branches of Philosophy

Aesthetics: deals with beauty and what makes things “beautiful”

Logic :the branch of philosophy which deals with correct

reasoning

Epistemology- discusses the nature of

knowledge and knowing

Ethics- the branch which deals with moral

questions and dilemmas

Political Philosophy- studies governments and deals with questions of justice, power and the rights
and obligations of citizens
Metaphysics- Deals with questions regarding reality and existence

Philosophy of the Human Person- understands the human person from a philosophical perspective
–integrating and synthesizing the different branches of philosophy and other fields of study to know
the truth about the human

Vitruvian man

Philosophers

Pythagoras
A mathematician and scientist, credited with
formulating the Pythagorean Theorem
Established a community of learners devoted to the
study of religion and Philosophy.

Heraclitus
Proposed that everything that exists is based on a
higher order or plan which he called logos
Change is permanent aspect of the human condition;
“No man never steps in the same river twice.”

Epicurus
He says that Philosophy could enable man to live a
life of happiness.
His views gave rise to Epicureanism – a school of Philosophy which believes that wisdom and
simple living will result in a life free of fear and pain

Rene Descartes
Father of Modern Western Philosophy.
Father of Analytical Geometry
Cogito ergo sum (“I think therefore I am”)
Believed that the mind and body is distinct but
closely joined
CARTESIAN PLANE OF RENE DESCARTES

Socrates
Considered the foremost philosopher of ancient
times
He did not claim to be “wise” and merely considered
himself a “midwife” that helped inquiring minds achieve wisdom
Believed that philosophy could enable a man to live a life of virtue.
Formulated the Socratic Method – a means of examining a topic by devising a series of
questions that let the learner examine and
anlyze his knowledge and

Plato and Aristotle

Idealism and Realism
 Plato
A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s
teachings and incorporated some of his own ideas
His teachings and writings were considered the
foundation of Western philosophy
Dialectic – a method of inquiry where two opposing
ideas are discussed in an attempt to arrive at new knowledge
Founded the Academy – an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the
Western World

Aristotle
He attended the academy and a prominent student of Plato
All ideas and views are based on perception and
our reality is based on what we can sense and perceive
Studied logic that led to the formulation of a formal
process of analyzing reasoning which gave rise to
deductive reasoning – the process of which specific
statements are analyzed to reach a conclusion or
generalization
  We all have the potential to Philosophize since we have the tendency to wonder and
doubt .
 We possess the capacity to reflect on our experiences, and we have a never- ending
need to learn and discover.
 The need to philosophize is traced to a person’s sense of wonder (Plato) and doubt
(Rene Descartes), the need to make sense of challenging experiences (Karl Jaspers), and
the love for wisdom.

The study of philosophy can be considered as a way of analyzing ideas and frameworks. It is
also considered as a way of examining a particular area of knowledge. Philosophy itself is a
discipline with its own goals, concerns, and ways of doing things. It also makes use of
information gathered from other fields of knowledge and not just its own conclusions.

Practical Uses of Philosophy in Our Lives:

 1. Philosophy enables a person to engage in critical analysis and interpretation of
concepts, definitions, arguments, and problems.

2. Philosophy also improves problem-solving and decision making.

3. A philosopher is a good communicator who can clearly and adequately present his or
her ideas.

4. Wisdom is one intended product of philosophizing that refers to a person’s ability to

apply knowledge to daily life particularly in making sound choices and judgment.

Let us learn about Holistic and Partial perspective in Philosophy

Before engaging in philosophical inquiry, one must be able to distinguish between a holistic and
partial point of view. This is critical for anyone doing philosophy because it sets a limit in coming up
with conclusions about a given situation.
 To check your undertstanding of the topic, answer the activity below.

ACTIVITY 2: LET’S TRY THIS

Instruction: Let’s do this! Please read and answer the following questions

1. What’s the difference between Holistic and Partial point of view?

2. What is philosophy all about?

3. Create your own example or a scenario that shows a holistic point of view

4. Among the different branches of philosophy, what branch are you willing to learn more of?
 LET’S DO MORE!
Get ready to take on more challenges.

Read and answer the following questions:

1. Have you adopted a holistic view in looking at a problem or situation? How did adopting a holistic
view help you make sense of the situation?

2. Why do need to study philosophy?

3. Why is it important to philosophize?

4. How are you going to show a holistic point of view to a situation wherein the two of your closest
friend dispute about something?
 LET’S TRANSFER YOUR UNDERSTANDING

It’s time to demonstrate what you have learned. Answer

the questions / do the activities that follow and compile
them in your portfolio.

Activity:

Create an output of your own philosophy in life or any philosophy that you believed in. Make it
with design and a short explanation below. It can be on landscape or portrait. Write it on a short
size white folder

For NON-modular students: You can create this activity using any drawing or editing applications
on your gadget/s or in a Microsoft word.

You can send it on my Gmail or in our leaning management system (LMS)

Gmail: [email protected]

Rubric:

Content: 10
Note: WITH DESIGN
Creativity: 10

Overall Output: 10

Example:
My Philosophy in life is Life is not a problem to
simple: I need some to be solved but a reality
love, something to to be experienced.
wait and do something
 Short explanation Short explanation

Value Integration

August - Compassion (Commitment to the Less Privileged Sectors of Society)

We are in a pandemic; an unprecedented time in our history. This has dramatically changed our everyday
lives, and unfortunately some have experienced illness, lost loved ones, and financial crisis. Together we are
experiencing isolation, fear, anxiety and many more uncertainties and unknowns about now and the future.
However, if we look out there, many members of our society are suffering the effects of this pandemic more
than we do, poverty and hunger are across the land. This situation calls us to spread kindness and
compassion.

Compassion literally means: “suffering together”. When we feel and understand distress in others,
compassion gives us the courage and wisdom to do something about it. Compassion is not the same
as empathy, though the concepts are related. While empathy refers more generally to our ability to take the
perspective of and feel the emotions of another person, compassion is when those feelings and thoughts
include the desire to help. It motivates us to help, to be kind, and to give support to others who are suffering
because we know instinctively what they need to ease that struggle. Compassion has a powerful energy, it
makes us stretch our hands to help others, to walk extra miles to bring goodness to those who need it. When
there is so much around us that remains unknown, our compassion, kindness and humanity give us certainty
and safety.

Being compassionate and kind is, however, not just about giving to others. We need to be compassionate and
kind to ourselves, otherwise it is incomplete. We must try not to judge ourselves so harshly in our
relationships, as students, children, parents, or friends.  This is a time to appreciate who we are as
individuals, to recognize and value our different strengths, and accept our common humanity. We are all less
than perfect and we are all doing the best we can in the circumstances we find ourselves in. If we start giving
compassion to ourselves, it would be much easier for us to reach out to others.

Most people are already feeling low, let us stop the hate. Kindness and compassion will conquer this
pandemic. Let us begin in our homes, and share the light to the world.
Well done! Keep using
your strategies! You’re
making good progress!