PHINMA – Cagayan De Oro College COR 015: Introduction to the Philosophy of the

Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

Lesson Title: Materials:

Defining the Nature of Philosophy
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Understand clearly the meaning and nature of Philosophy;
2. Appreciate philosophical insights in the context of personal
experiences;
3. Discover clearly and live fully their philosophy of life.
Marker, White Board, TV Set, DVD
player
References:
Sioco & Vinzsons: Introduction to the Philosophy
of Human Person, Vibal Group Inc. Quezon City,
2016
Babor, The Human Person: Not real , but existing
Metro Manila, C&E Publishing, 2001 & 2007

Lesson Preview (Not applicable) video presentation of Sam Bern

Learning Activities

Concept Notes (10 minutes)

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

(Pre-Printed Notes)

When do we begin to Philosophize?

Wonder: For Plato, the poet and the Philosopher are alike in that both begin from wonder. Doubt can also
impel man to ask Philosophical Questions. Philosophizing here begins from the inner restlessness which is linked to
the drive of fullness. Philosophical Questions ultimately can be reduced to question of “WHO AM I?”

Why do we Philosophize?

Philosophy is an activity rooted on lived experience. Experience is the life of the self: dynamic interrelation of
self and the others, be it things, human being, the environment, the world grasped not objectively but from within.
Self is the “I” conscious of itself, present to itself. Presence to itself entails also presence to other, the not “I”. This
relatedness of the self to the other is characterized by tension, disequilibrium, disharmony, incoherence. Tension calls
for Inquiry, Questioning, Search. Philosophy is an activity rooted on lived experience. Experience is the life of the self:
dynamic interrelation of self and the others, be it things, human being, the environment, the world grasped not
objectively but from within. Self is the “I” conscious of itself, present to itself. Presence to itself entails also presence
to other, the not “I”. This relatedness of the self to the other is characterized by tension, disequilibrium, disharmony,
incoherence. Tension calls for Inquiry, Questioning, Search.

Diagram:

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

Developmental Activity (15 minutes)

A. Modeling /Demonstration: To philosophize is to wonder about life, love, loneliness, birth, death, truth, beauty,
freedom among others. To philosophize is to explore life by asking questions and wonders why. For Socrates,
such was the beginning of wisdom.

God

Human Mother
Others Person Earth

Self

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

Why should we ask questions? (Answer in two lines)

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B. Guided Practice: Formulate and write at least three philosophical questions below.
Questions about the self:
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Questions about Mother Earth:

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Questions about the Others:

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Questions about the God:

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C. Application: From the diagram above, describe each of the following concepts in one sentence of exactly 10
words:
a. God _________________________________________________________________________________
b. Human Person _________________________________________________________________________
c. Self __________________________________________________________________________________

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

d. Others ________________________________________________________________________________
e. Mother Earth ___________________________________________________________________________

Guided Practice (10 minutes)

Collaborative Work: (with a partner)

Instructions: 1. Share your ideas with regard to the questions below.

2. Consolidate the output of your sharing.
3. Write your consolidated answers in your individual activity sheet.

What motivates you to philosophize or wonder?

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Independent Practice (15 minutes)

My Philosophy in Life: As a student, what is your dream or philosophy in life? How do you achieve your
dream in life using your own philosophy? Answer it by making a life-map or schematic diagram.

Sample map:

Success is within reach!

Success in life
What I ought to be
From awareness to self-
actualization
What I am doing now

Where I am now

Create your own life map.

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

Closure Activity (5 minutes)

A. Feeling: Describe your feeling while you are philosophizing or wondering.

Answer
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B. Learning: What have you learned from philosophizing or wondering?

Answer
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C. Application: How would you apply the knowledge that you learned from philosophizing or wondering
in your life?

Answer
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Enrichment Activity (10 minutes)

Instruction: Describe your philosophy in life (not less than 50 words).

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Human Person
Teacher/Facilitator Lesson Plan Grade Level 12
Day/Session # 1

Explore Activity:

Instruction: If you are this man (see image below), what are you doing? Or (What does this image portray?)

Ans.
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“Philosophy is for those who are willing to be disturbed with a creative disturbance……Philosophy is for those who still have the
capacity to WONDER….” (Philosophy an introduction to the Art of Wondering by James L. Christian, prelude.)

(For more questions and clarifications, please see me during my consultation hours.)

-Teacher

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