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1. INTRODUCTION
TO PHILOSOPHY
OF A HUMAN
PERSON

2. DEFINITION AND
BRANCHES OF
PHILOSOPHY

3. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING
PHILOSOPHY
For you, what is
philosophy???

4. PHILOSOPHY
• Greek word “Philos-
"Love", Sophia- Wisdom
• Philospher- lover of wisdom
"Philosophy is the knowledge
of all things through their
ultimate cause, acquired
through the use of the
reason.

5. PHILOSOPHY
- Material Object of Philosophy: “Philosophy
studies all things”; thus all aspects of reality an
be the object of a philosophical study.
- Formal Object of Philosophy: “Through their
ultimate causes; seeking the deepest
explanation regarding the existence and nature
of beings.
- Nature Scope of Philosophy: “Acquired
through the use of reason, seeking the ultimate
explanation that can be arrived at by applying
reasoning to facts supplied by experience.

6. PHILOSOPHY CLASSIFIED INTO 3 GROUPS
1. THOSE WHO LOVE PLEASURE
2. THOSE WHO LOVE ACTIVITY
3. PEOPLE WHO LOVE WISDOM

7. Branches of
Philosophy
Epistemology- studies
the nature of knowledge
and the rationality of
belief; the means of
production of
knowledge.
Metaphysics- studies
and ask questions about
the essence and
existence of a being.
Logic- concerned with
“reasoning” or truth.

8. Ethics/Axiology-
concerns the matter of
“value/morality”
Aesthetics- explores the
nature and appreciation
of art, beauty and taste.

9. NOTABLE
ANCIENT GREEK
PHILOSOPHERS

10. Pythagoras
- (570 BCE-495 BCE)
- A mathematician and
scientist, he was credited
with formulating the
Pythagorean Theorem. His
work earn him many followers
and he established a
community of learners were
devoted to the study of
religion and philosophy.

11. Heraclitus
- (535 BCE-475 BCE)
- He proposed that everything
that exist is based on higher
order or plan which he called
“logos”. For him, change is a
permanent aspects of human
condition as he was credited
with the saying “No man ever
steps in the same river
twice”.

12. Democritus
- (460 BCE-370 BCE)
- He devoted himself to the
study of the causes of
natural phenomena. He was
among the first to propose
the matter is composed of
tiny particles called atoms.

13. Diogenes of Sinope
- (412 BCE-323 BCE)
- He was a known advocate
of living a simple and
virtuous life. For him,
one should not only talk
of virtue but should show
it in words and actions.

14. Epicurus
- (341 BCE-270 BCE)
- He believed that philosophy
could enable man to live a
life of happiness. His view
gave rise to Epicureanism- a
school of philosophy which
believes that wisdom and
simple living will result in a
life free of fear and pain.

15. Socrates
- (470 BCE-399 BCE)
- He believed that philosophy could
enable a man to live a life of
virtue. He was credited with
formulating the Socratic method-
a 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.

16. Plato
- (427 BCE-347 BCE)
- His teachings and writings were
considered the foundation of
western philosophy.
- His most significant ideas included
his Theory of Forms, which
proposes that everything that exists
is based on an idea or template
that can only be perceived in the
mind, these non-physical ideas are
eternal and unchanging.

17. Aristotle
- (384 BCE-322 BCE
- For him, all ideas and
views are based on
perception and our
reality is based on what
we can sense and
perceive.

18. OTHER
PHILOSOPHERS

19. Thales of Miletus
- First person to explain
the world and universe
outside mythological
concepts.
- He explained that the
world was made of
“water”.
- Teacher of Pythagoras.

20. Saint Augustine
of Hippo
- Bishop of Hippus region
of North Africa
- Combined Christian
doctrine with Platonic
ideology
- Believed that everything
is connected with God.

21. Saint Thomas
Aquinas
- “Believed that truth is to
be accepted no matter
where it is found”
- Followed Aristotelian
philosophy
- Reaffirmed the three
types of soul (first
written by Aristotle)

22. Rene Descartes
- Father of Modern Western
Philosophy
- Father of Analytical
Geometry
- Cogito ergo sum (“I think
therefore I am”)
- Believed that the mind
and body is distinct but
closely joined.

23. THE FILIPINO
PHILOSOPHY

24. 1. LOOB: HOLISTIC AND
INTERIOR DIMENSION
- Kagandahang –loob,
Kabutihang-loob and
looban are terms that
show sharing of the self
to others.
- Filipino believes within
the innate goodness of
the person.

25. 2. THE FILIPINO
PHILOSOPHY OF SOME TIME
- The Filipino beliefs
within the gulong ng
palad (wheel of furtune)
and appears at life as a
series of ups and downs,
this makes the Filipino
an unmitigated optimist.

26. 3. Bahala na
- Came from the name of a God
which is the Batula or Bathala.
It literally means to travel
away from everything to God
who is Bathala within the
vernacular.
- Bahala philosophy puts
complete trust within the
divine providence; it contains
the element of resignation.

27. 4. FILIPINO THOUGHT AND
VALUES: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
ASPECTS
- Filipino believe in utang na
loob, which is reciprocating
debts of gratitude between
coordinate and subordinates
that holds the whole group
together.
- Deep down within the Filipino
psyche, there exists the
thought that whatever good
one has done will rebound to
one’s benefits.

28. Nature of Philosophy
Human being possesses a keen desire to
know, and that leads to seek the causes
of events or happenings.
His search for knowledge is induced by theoretical
considerations, as well as practical reasons.

29. Nature of Philosophy
He needs to find the answers to many
questions about things existing around
him.

30. WHY IS THERE
A NEED TO
PHILOSOPHIZE?

31. • Sense of Wonder
• Doubt
• Experience
• Love for wisdom

32. e
How do we characterize
the study of Philosophy?
He needs to find the answers to many
questions about things existing around
him.
One way of looking at philosophy is to consider it as
way of analyzing frameworks. A FRAMEWORK is
defined as a way of thinking about the world and is
composed of the views and beliefs of a person.
Whenever a person encounters a problem or question
in life, he or she often goes back to his or her own
framework in order to make sense of the problem.

33. INTERNAL QUESTION- this are the question that deals with
our own correctness and values which we can address using
our own personal framework.
EXTERNAL QUESTION- that seek to question the very
framework upon which people base their own beliefs and
views.

34. PHILOSOPHY OF A HUMAN PERSON is an area
in philosophy that understand the human
person from a philosophical perspective-
integrating and synthesizing the different
branches of philosophy and other fields of
study to know the truth about the human
person.

35. e
TWO IMPORTANT FACTS
ABOUT PHILOSOPHIZING
He needs to find the answers to many
questions about things existing around
him.
- Philosophy is a reflective and
meditative activity
- Philosophy is a method of
mental exercise

36. ASSIGNMENT:
Do you think Philosophy is important
in the age of globalization? Why or
why not?