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This document provides an introduction to a philosophy course on the human person. It discusses the value of doing philosophy, including that it improves problem-solving skills, enhances the ability to analyze concepts and arguments, and allows one to obtain a broad perspective on life. The document also outlines different branches of philosophy, such as aesthetics, logic, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, and the philosophy of the human person.

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Lesson 1.2 Final

This document provides an introduction to a philosophy course on the human person. It discusses the value of doing philosophy, including that it improves problem-solving skills, enhances the ability to analyze concepts and arguments, and allows one to obtain a broad perspective on life. The document also outlines different branches of philosophy, such as aesthetics, logic, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, and the philosophy of the human person.

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Introduction to the

Philosophy of the
Human Person

Quarter 1
LESSON 1

The Meaning and Method


of Doing Philosophy
Lesson 1.2 The Value of Doing Philosophy
in Obtaining a Broad Perspective on Life

Why do we philosophize?
❑ It improves a person's capacity for problem-
solving.
❑ It helps us to analyze concepts, definitions,
arguments, and problems.
❑ It enhances our ability to categorize
concepts and problems, deal with ethical
dilemmas, and gather the crucial
information from huge amounts of data.
Lesson 1.2 The Value of Doing Philosophy
in Obtaining a Broad Perspective on Life

• A philosopher is a good
communicator who can clearly and
adequately present his or her ideas.
Lesson 1.2 The Value of Doing Philosophy
in Obtaining a Broad Perspective on Life

• Doing philosophy can be applied in day-


to-day activities and life perspectives.
Because it involves an evaluative
process, doing philosophy allows a
person to make better decisions and act
accordingly to situations with the help of
various philosophical skills.
WHAT I KNOW?

1. How can a person benefit from


philosophizing?
2. Cite an example from your
personal experience as a
student that compel you
engage in philosophical
thinking?
Why there is a need to philosophize?

❑ Plato traced man’s need to


philosophize to his sense of wonder.
Whenever we are confronted with
an experience, we always wonder
how it came about.
Why there is a need to philosophize?

❑ French philosopher Rene Descartes


traced the need to philosophize to
doubt. In life, we will be faced with
several ideas and arguments which
present themselves as “truths”. A critical
and questioning perspective is necessary
to determine if indeed these ideas or
views are correct or true.
Swiss-German philosopher Karl
Jaspers saw the need to philosophize
because of experience. These
experiences limit situation, philosophy
provides us a means to understand
adverse or challenging conditions, and
to rise above them and gain new
knowledge and perspective.
The need to philosophize is driven by
the love for wisdom. To love wisdom
is to have an insatiable desire for truth.
Philosophy itself is a distinct area
of knowledge with its own goals,
concerns, and ways of doing things.
THE BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY THAT DEALS
WITH A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF LIFE

Aesthetics
It is the branch of Philosophy which deals with
beauty and what makes things “beautiful”.

Both the natural and artificial origins of our


experiences, as well as how we judge them, are
covered by aesthetics. It takes into account the
mental processes that take place when we interact
with things or settings like visual art, music, poetry,
plays, fashion shows, movies, sports, or even different
aspects of nature.
logic
❑ Logic is branch of philosophy which deals with
correct reasoning.
◼ Reasoning is the concern of the logician.
◼ Logical reasoning makes us certain that our
conclusions are true, and this provides us with
accepted scientific proofs or statements.

❖ All birds lay eggs. Chicken are birds. Therefore, chicken lay eggs.
❖ A night before the board exam, you dreamt of a black butterfly.
Then after the board examination, you have notice that you
failed.
Therefore you conclude that butterfly was a sign that you
will fail the exam.
epistemology

Discusses the nature of knowledge and


knowing.
▪ Discuses the nature of knowledge
and knowing.
▪ It is needed in order to distinguish
between the truth and falsehood as
we obtain knowledge from the world
around us.
Ethics

Discusses the nature of knowledge and


knowing.
▪ Ethics is the branch which deals
with moral questions and dilemmas.
▪ Ethics is the study of what is right
or wrong in human conduct. This is
a branch of Philosophy which
studies moral principles. Hence,
Ethics is also known as Moral
Philosophy.
Political Philosophy

Discusses the nature of knowledge and


knowing.
▪ Studies governments and deals
with questions of justice, power
and the rights and obligations of
citizens.
Metaphysics

Discusses the nature of knowledge and


▪ Metaphysics
knowing. is a branch of philosophy which
deals with questions regarding reality and
existence.
▪ In a more absolute sense, we like to think of
metaphysics as dealing with the basic
questions of life, such as the relationship of
man, mind, and the Universe, which leads to
answers to the age-old questions of anyone
who has truly paused to reflect on life by
asking the most fundamental questions of all
– “who am I; what am I; where have I been,
and where am I going?”
Philosophy of the Human
Person

Discusses the nature of knowledge and


knowing.
▪ An area in philosophy that understand
the human person from a philosophical
perspective.
▪ A philosophical investigation concerned
with questions such as the status of
human beings in the universe and the
purpose or meaning of human life.
Discusses the nature of knowledge and
knowing.

END OF LESSON 1.2

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