Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Philosophy G12

2. The study of this subject is an initiation to the activity and process of
philosophical reflection as a search for a synoptic vision of life. At the
end of the course, you should be able to reflect on the daily
experiences from a holistic point of view, acquire critical and analytical
thinking skills and should be able to apply this critical and analytical
thinking skills to the affairs of daily life and become truthful,
environment-friendly and service-oriented. Actively committed to the
development of a more humane society and articulate your own
philosophy of life.

3. 1.Define Philosophy
2.Distinguish Philosophy as the study of general
and fundamental questions about Existence,
Knowledge, Values, Reason, Mind, Language
3. Do a philosophical reflection on a concrete
situation from a holistic perspective

4. What words come to your
mind when you hear the
word ?

5. Why do we need to study

6. The word philosophy
comes from two Greek
words: philos (love) and
sophia (wisdom).

7. The ancient Greeks used this term to refer to
and they soon applied it to the
that uses
human reason to investigate the ultimate causes,
reasons, and
principles which govern all things.
“love of wisdom”

8. WORD
“Read, Analyze and
Guess”

9. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
Existence
EXIT- T + A WRITTEN
ABBREVIATION FOR STREET +
SUFFIX OF WORD SENTENCE

10. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
Knowledge
+

11. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
V_L_ _S

12. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Reason
- AIN + EAST-T+ON

13. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
Mind
13th letter of the Modern
Alphabet + IN + 3RD
CONSONANT LETTER

14. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
Language

15. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Existence
Knowledge
Values
Reason
Mind
Language

16. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Existence

17. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Knowledge

18. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Values

19. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Reason

20. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Mind

21. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental
questions about
Language

22. Philosophy in simple words is a way of thinking
about
It works by asking very basic questions about the nature of human
thought, the nature of the universe, and the connections between
them.

23. The ideas in philosophy are often general
and abstract.
Philosophy is the
study of humans
and the world by
thinking and
asking questions.
It is a science and an art.

25. IMPROMPTU:
3 words that you remember
1 statement that proves your
learning

26. SHORT QUIZ

27. 1-2 The word philosophy
comes from two Greek words:
philos ________and sophia
________.

28. 3-4 Philosophy is the study of
general and fundamental questions
about Existence, Knowledge,
_________Reason , _______,
Language.

29. 5. Philosophy is
a _______and an
art.

30. DAY 2

31. The word philosophy comes
from two Greek words:
1.philos (love)
2.and sophia (wisdom).

32. The ancient Greeks used
this term to refer to
“love of wisdom”

33. Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Philosophy is the study of general and
fundamental questions about
1. Existence
2. Knowledge
3. Values
4. Reason
5. Mind
6. Language

34. Do you know of some
Greek Philosophers?

35. Philosophers- are people who
engage in philosophy.

36. Direction: Identify the following person in the
picture.
DEMOCRITUS

37. Direction: Identify the following person in the
picture.
EPICURUS

38. Direction: Identify the following person in the
picture.
PLATO

39. Direction: Identify the following person in the
picture.
SOCRATES

40. Direction: Identify the following person in the
picture.
ARISTOTLE

41. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Pythagoras (570 BCE to 495 BCE)-
A mathematician and scientist,
he was credited with formulating
the Pythagorean theorem.

42. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Heraclitus (535 BCe to
475 BCE)- He proposed
that everything that exists
is based on a higher order
or plan which he called
logos.

43. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Democritus (460 BCE to
370 BCE)- He devoted
himself to the study of the
causes of natural
phenomena

44. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Diogenes of Sinope (412 BCE to 323
BCE)- He was a known advocate of
living a simple and virtuous life.
a Greek Cynic philosopher best known for holding a
lantern (or candle) to the faces of
the citizens of Athens claiming he
was searching for an honest man.
He rejected the concept of "manners" as a lie and
advocated complete truthfulness at all times and under
any circumstance.

45. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Epicurus (341 BCE to 270
BCE)- He believed that
philosophy could enable
man to live a life of
happiness.
He believed that there were 3 ingredients to
happiness. Friends, Freedom,
and an Analyzed life.

46. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:

47. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Socrates (470 BCE to 399 BCE)-
considered the foremost
philosophers of ancient times.
Socratic method- means of
examining a topic by devising
a series of questions that let
the learner examine and
analyze his knowledge and
views regarding the topic.
He was credited with formulating the

48. The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
Plato (427 BCE to 347 BCE)- A
student of Socrates, he wrote down
his mentor’s teaching and
incorporated some of his own ideas
into them.

49. Plato’s most
significant ideas
included his Theory
of Forms, which
proposes that
everything that
exist is based on an
idea or template
than can only be
perceived in the
mind

51. Plato is also known for his
dialectic- a method
of inquiry where two
opposing ideas are
discussed in an attempt
to arrive at new
knowledge

53. Aristotle (384 BCE to 322 BCE)- He attended
the Academy, and was the prominent
student of Plato.
The most notable ancient Greek philosophers:
For him, all ideas and views are
based on perception and our
reality is based on what we can
sense and perceive.

54. His studies in logic led to the formulation
of a formal process of analyzing
reasoning which give rise to deductive
reasoning-the process by which specific
statements are analysed to reach a
conclusion or generalization.

55. TRUE or FALSE
1.Pythagoras is mathematician and scientist, he was
credited with formulating the Pythagorean theorem.
2.Heraclitus proposed that everything that exists is based on
a lower order or plan which he called logos.
3.Democritus devoted himself to the study of the effect of
natural phenomena
4.Epicurus believed that philosophy could enable man to live
a life of happiness.
5. Socratic method- means of examining a topic by devising a
series of questions that let the learner examine and analyze
his knowledge and views regarding the topic.

56. The Difference Between
Holistic Perspective from
a Partial Point of View

57. What do you think
the word "holistic"
means?

58. What comes to
your mind when
you hear the word
partial?

60. Cia children had a
fight, the younger
son cried.

61. Response A
Cia scolded the
older son without
hearing his side
story
Response B
Cia listened to both
her children’s
stories before
making a
conclusion.

62. •Looks at only limited number of
aspects of the given problem or
situation
•Conclusions are made based on
considering some, but not all sides
of the problem or situation.

63. •Looks at all aspects of the given problem or
situation
•All aspects are given importance when
making conclusions.
•All aspects are tied in together to form a
general overview of the problem or
situation.

64. 1. Farmers have problems in
eradicating beetles but before
coming up with a solution they
consider different impacts on the
environment and will not cause
disaster.

65. 2.Anna is a member of a religious
group, she claims that only their
religion is teaching the tue words
of God.

66. 3. Juan condems an artist that
went viral for giving his/her
opinion about the sthutting down
of a TV network.

67. 4. Jessica spread gossip about a
person being infected of Covid-19
without assessing the reliability
of the source of information.

68. 5. Instead of judging every single
person went viral online, Sophy
chooses to reserve her
judgement until she get all the
facts regarding what made those
people act in the matter.

69. Give a brief answer to the following question.
Write your answer on a paper.
1. Give a situation where you are
adopted a holistic view in looking at a
problem or
situation.
2. How can having a holistic view help us
become better individuals.