INTRODUC TI O N T O T HE

OS O P H Y O F T HE HU M A N
P H IL
PERSON

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CONTENT STANDARD

The learner understands the meaning and process of doing philosophy

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

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LEARNING COMPETENCY
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1.1. Distinguish a holistic perspective CV CV

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from a partial point of view V

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LEARNING COMPETENCY
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1.2 Realize the value of doing

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philosophy in obtaining a broad C V
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perspective on life.

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LEARNING COMPETENCY NO.
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1.3 Do philosophical reflection on a CV CV

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concrete situation from a holistic V

perspective.

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“What comes to your mind when you encounter the word
Philosophy?”

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 WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?

• ETYMOLOGICALLY;

“PHILO” MEANS LOVE, “SOPHIA” MEANS WISDOM

THEREFORE, LOVE OF WISDOM

-PROTAGORAS

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 Philosophy, meaning "love of wisdom," is a science where reason and
logic are used to understand reality and answer questions of
knowledge, morality, and human nature. It can be described as either a
body of knowledge or an intellectual activity. Philosophy as a body of
knowledge provides methodologies and insights on how societal
questions, such as moral dilemmas of euthanasia or same-sex
marriage, can be answered.

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 On the other hand, philosophy as an intellectual activity is an analytic
procedure of addressing individual thought processes such as resolving
conflict and confusion, testing positions, and analyzing beliefs. In all
instances, doing philosophy is prescribed by logic, reason, and ethics
leading to wisdom. Philosophy applied to human experience or everyday
life denotes the use of philosophy as an intellectual activity. Also known
as philosophy in life, this concept is important because it serves as the
guiding principle on how one ought to live life.

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 Meaning and Process of Doing Philosophy

Doing philosophy means engaging oneself in “matters of utility” and

methodologies to eliminate any practical problem or abstract idea. In the
process of doing philosophy, it is critical to have a holistic point of view—the
perception of looking at all aspects of a situation first before making a
conclusion. Some other skills involved in doing philosophy are critical,
logical, and analytical thinking, observation, and communicative skills.

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 DOING
PHILOSOPHY

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 I. Look at the pictures. What can you say about them? Describe their
similarities and differences.

ACTIVITY TIME!
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 Importance of Philosophical Reflection

Philosophical reflection is the process by which a person undergoes a

reflective state or evaluates his or her experiences first before making any
related action. The use of philosophical reflection is important as it enables
thought to be looked into using a deeper, holistic perspective. In effect,
actions are directed towards greater sources of wisdom and truth.

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 Holistic and Partial Points of View

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.

It is important to remember the following:

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 Looking at the characteristics of holistic and partial points of view, it can be
concluded that using a holistic perspective is more desirable in doing
philosophy than using a partial perspective. Partial points of view only
promote limited knowledge on the situation. This leads to wrong
conclusions.
Learning philosophy requires learning to look into all available perspectives
and work on their relationship to come up with sound, logical, and valid
conclusions. In the process, doing philosophy helps one to develop the skill
of broadly looking at the situation first before concluding anything.

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 ANSWER ME!

1. TO THE GREEKS, WISDOM HAS TWO BASIC INSEPARABLE AND

INTERACTING COMPONENTS-KNOWING THE TRUTH AND
APPLICATION OF TRUTH. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES
THE ETYMOLOGICAL MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY?
A.PHILIA+SOPHOS
B.PHILOSS+SOPHIST
C.PHILOS+SOPHIA
D.SOPHIST+PHILY

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 ANSWER ME!
2. A TEACHER LISTENS FIRST TO BOTH STORIES OF HER TWO
ARGUING STUDENTS BEFORE MAKING ANY CONCLUSION
ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE TEACHER EMPLOYS WHAT KIND OF
VIEW?
A.ASCENDING
B.DESCENDING
C.HOLISTIC
D.PARTIAL
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 ANSWER ME!

3. ETYMOLOGICALLY, WHAT DOES PHILOS MEAN?

A.ANGER
B.HATRED
C.LOVE
D.WISDOM

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 ANSWER ME!

3. ETYMOLOGICALLY, WHAT DOES PHILOS MEAN?

A.ANGER
B.HATRED
C.LOVE
D.WISDOM

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 ANSWER ME!
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT DO NOT SHOW HOLISTIC
POINT OF VIEW?
A.ALLEN ASKED GLEN THE REASONS WHY HE STOLE LINO’S MONEY.
B.ALLEN ASKED LINO THE WHOLE STORY OF WHAT GLEN DID DID TO
HIM.
C.ALLEN BEATED AND SCOLDED GLEN AFTER ACUSING BY LINO
STEALING HIS MONEY.
D.ALLEN TRIED TO LISTEN TO THE BOTH SIDES OF THE KIDS BEFORE
COMING UP WITH A DECISION.

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 ANSWER ME!
5. IT’S A POINT OF VIEW THAT LOOKS AT ONLY LIMITED
NUMBER OF ASPECTS OF THE GIVEN PROBLEM OR
SITUATION.
A. FORMATIVE
B. HOLISTIC
C. INITIAL
D. PARTIAL

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 LET’S GO BACK FOR A WHILE

• What is Philosophical Reflection?

• Why is it important to do Philosophical Reflection?

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 LET’S REFLECT!
• Was there a time where you have wronged a person because
of your assumption or judgement?

• What have you realized because of that experienced?

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 GIVEN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS. WHAT WILL
YOU DO?

• SITUATION 1 • SITUATION 2
You saw your
Your baby brother
girlfriend/boyfriend
wearing your favourite
holding hands with
red shirt.
someone else.

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 Based on your responses, do you think you did an act of
philosophizing?

What responses shows an act of philosophizing? What is not?

Why?

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 In the world we live in, people never stopped asking
questions. Questions have been part of man’s existence and
therefore it is part of “living in the world” ever since. From
the oldest person down to the youngest kid, questioning is part
of them and anything in between.

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 Questioning is a basic human demand because it serves as a
communication between a person and another person or in a
group people. There are three Disciplines in Philosophy
namely Discipline of Questioning, Discipline of Liberation
and Discipline of Personhood.

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 DISCIPLINE OF QUESTIONING
In the Discipline of Questioning, asking questions is the way
to discover, to know and to understand one’s self. A person
will ask himself/herself who he/she is, what he/she is capable
of doing and then reflect with it. When he/she is able to
answer his/her questions and eventually understood
himself/herself even more, Discipline of Liberation comes in.

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 DISCIPLINE OF LIBERATION
A person may, at first, belong in a box where all the
sociological norms are nonrepresentational. He/she is already
fixed with rules and regulations from the environment he/she
is in. A person must give himself/herself a distance from
where he/she belongs in the first place so that he/she will be
able to view the world and accept experiences that will
somehow shape him/her.

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 DISCIPLINE OF PERSONHOOD
In the Discipline of Personhood, a person may have
experienced a lot from jumping out of the box and reveal
himself/herself to the world. He/she will start asking questions
about wisdom and love from other people and eventually gain
knowledge from it. A person doesn’t stop to develop in these
disciplines. One may not be satisfied with it and may repeat
the process all over again.

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 “He who has a WHY to live for can bear almost any HOW”-
Friedrich Nitzsche

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 “Those who do not move do not notice his chains”- Rosa
Luxemburg

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 TRY IT!
1. Give one concrete situation where we can apply the three
disciplines.

2. write a reflection on the significance of questioning to one's

life.

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 THANKS AND GOD BLESS
EVERYONE

SIR ARNEL B. DE GUZMAN

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