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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NORTHERN MINDANAO COLLEHES, INC.
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8605 Agusan del Norte, Philippines

TEACHING GUIDE
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON
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NOVEMBER 19-22, 2018

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A. CONTENT / TOPIC : DOING PHILOSOPHY

I. CONTENT STANDARD : The learner understands the meaning and process of doing philosophy

II. PERFORMANCE STANDARD : The learner reflects on a concrete experience in a philosophical way

III. LEARNING COMPETENCIES :

(PPT11/12-Ib-1.2 )
1.2. Recognize human activities that emanated from deliberate reflection
Objectives: Identify the 3 levels of inquiry.
Discuss the beginnings of philosophical inquiry.
(PPT11/12-Ib-1.3)
1.3Realize the value of doing philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective on life.
Objectives: Discuss philosophizing as discipline of questioning, liberation, and personhood.
B. PRESENTATION OF LESSON

LESSON PROPER DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4

1. INTRODUCTION  Review the previous  Review the previous  Review the

discussion on the
definition of
philosophy?
Thumbs Up and
Thumbs Down
Ask the students to
thumb up if they think
the statement is true
and thumb down if the
statement is false.
discussion on the 3  Review: What is the Philosophical
levels of inquiry. Give beginning of beginnings of inquiry
one example. philosophical inquiry? through wonder.
1. Common sense
2. Scientific Inquiry (This time, a learner
3. Philosophical will be able to see the
Inquiry value of doing
philosophy. That this
will give him the
opportunity to see
things in broad
perspectives.)

1. Everyone is a
philosopher.
2. Children can
philosophize.
3. Questioning leads to
philosophizing.
4. Mentally disturbed
people philosophize.
5. There are times that
people answer in non -
philosophical ways.

 Introduce the topic

objective:
 Define the three levels of
inquiry
2. MOTIVATION (5 mins)
Activity:
Picture analysis
The teacher will present a
mathematical equation to
stimulate the students
curiosity.
“1+1=0”
Ask:
1.What do you observe in the
equation?
2. Do you think it’s correct?
Why or why not.
3. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY Discuss “Why Become a
Philosopher?: On Attaining
a Comprehensive Outlook
in Life
Define the three levels of
inquiries.
1. Common Sense - a basic
ability to perceive,
Video Clip (4:30minutes) Motivation (Know yourself) Ask:
https://youtu.be/ExVh4wL70yc Was there a time where you
1. Ask the students to have wronged a person
Ask the learners write 2-3 principles in their because of your assumption
What did you observed in the lives? or judgement?
video?
What have you realized
As we all know magic uses because of that experience?
tricks but with that we ponder,
ask, curious and wonder.
Like, we wonder how come
that the word “proud” picked
by Angel Locsin known by the
magician as it shown in the
video.
Like the crowd being amazed
and bewildered when the
magician revealed the word
written in the confetti is the
same as Vice Ganda picked.
Cite: Discuss the Philosophical Discuss the following:
“All men by nature desire to Reflection The discipline of Questioning,
know.” – Aristotle The discipline of Liberation
and The discipline of
…. Because man is always Personhood.
searching for truth.
Discuss the following
concepts:
a. Wonder
 understand, and judge things
that are shared by (common
to) nearly all people without
need for debate.
2. Scientific- Based on or
characterized by the methods
and principles of science.
3. Philosophical - relating or
devoted to the study of the
fundamental nature of
knowledge, reality and
existence.
4. PRACTICE (5- 7 mins)
Situational / Questions
Puzzles
1. The teacher will present 3
situations/questions.
2. The students will expect to
show different ways in
answering questions.
Situation #1
There was an airplane crash,
every single person on board
died, but yet two people
survived. How is this
possible?
Situation #2
b. Doubt
c. Limiting situations
d. Metaphysical
Uneasiness
The time you started asking Activity “Opinion Mo” Explain how you understand
those questions, you already Group the class to two. Each the following quotations:
have the sense of wonder, a group should have their own 1.” He who has a WHY to live
childlike wonder about leader to summarize their for can bear almost any HOW”
everything. We do not tend to opinion all about the issue of – Friedrich Nitzsche
bother ask questions that are summary execution to the 2. “Those who do not move do
just simple yet too hard or drug addicts and pushers. not notice his chains”- Rosa
difficult to answer. Like for And each group will give their Luxemburg
example: “Who am I?” opinion if they are favor or not 3. “Madaling maging tao,
Asking this question in its real after the leaders presents mahirap magpakatao”
essence seems too hard for their summary.
us to answer…
In a one-half sheet of paper.
Answer the question…
“who am I?”. Give at least 3-5
sentences. (5-7minutes)
Ask:
Ask at least 3-5 learners to
recite their answers.
According to Plato,
 What goes up and never Philosophy begins in “wonder”
comes down? – the sense of puzzlement
and perplexity.

Situation #3 Ask the learners the questions

1. How did the magician
Imagine you are in a sinking do that?
row boat surrounded by 2. Why do we need to
sharks. What you will do? suffer?
3. Why can’t I be the no.
Ask: 1 in the class?

1. What strategies or
ways did you use to answer
the questions

5. ENRICHMENT Now that you have
understood the 3 levels of
inquiry,
(Ask)
1.In what situations do you
apply philosophical inquiries?
Man is a questioning being.
And got no “definite answers”
that’s why we always wonder
and keep on searching
answers.
Questions are part and parcel
of human existence. Its
inevitability is acknowledged
especially in times when a
person searches for the
meaning of life. This very act
leads him to progress rather
than stagnation and arresting
of growth. Questions are part
and parcel of human
existence. Its inevitability is
acknowledged especially in
times when a person
searches for the meaning of
life. This very act leads him to
progress rather than
stagnation and arresting of
growth.

6. EVALUATION (5-7 minutes) Reflection: Write a reflection on the

 significance of question to
The class will be divided into When can you say that you one's life in your journal?
8 groups and each group “wonder” and why?
should make a scenario to
show each level of the
philosophical inquiry.

Prepared by: Submitted to:

BRIAN REYES GANGCA ENGR. EVA M. OLOFERNES

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Subject Teacher Basic Education Principal