Philosophical reflection is the act of carefully considering life's meaning and purpose by examining one's experiences in a holistic way. It involves primary reflection, which analyzes past events fragmentally, and secondary reflection, which reintegrates those fragments into a coherent whole. Secondary reflection is most important as it allows us to learn from our experiences by considering our actions and their interconnected consequences. Philosophical reflection provides a unified understanding of reality and our role within it.

2. Philosophical reflection is the act of giving time to
think about the meaning and purpose of life. It is an
important human activity in which people recapture
their experience, think about it, mull over & evaluate it.
And it is a form of experience.

3. According to Gabriel Marcel

4.  a kind of thinking that calculates, analyzes, or
recounts past events. In this way, primary
reflection is a fragmented and compartmentalized
thinking.
 is selfish thinking because it is instrumental thinking.
 Applied to human relations, instrumental thinking
thinks only of what it can practically get in a
relationship.

5.  what you immediately write down about what
you learned, thought, felt, did, or experienced.
 YOU DON’T STOP HERE!
Leni Robredo borrows money to Rodrigo Duterte, her rich friend, every time she needs
help.

6.  is characterized by the act recapturing the unity of the
original experience by gathering back together what has
been separated by primary reflection.
 allows us to think holistically.
 enables us to integrate our fragmented and
compartmentalized experience into a coherent
whole.
 secondary reflection for Marcel is genuine or
unselfish thinking.

7. The human person establishes a relationship with the other not because of
what she can get but is premised on the idea that the other is a human person
that deserves respect, care and love.
Leni Robredo hesitates to borrow money to Rodrigo Duterte. Knowing that her friend is rich, Rodrigo
has responsibilities in his family.
Secondary Reflection is the MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF REFLECTION BECAUSE IT IS WHERE WE LOOK AT
OUR LEARNING.

8. Philosophical reflection provides us with a holistic
picture of reality. Thus, philosophical reflection as a
tool in doing philosophy enables us to see the
interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples,
actions and events, as well as our direct relation to
them. Indeed, philosophical reflection as a tool in
doing philosophy allows as to deepen our
understanding of ourselves, as well as our role and
place in the world.

9. How does one engage in reflection?
Reflection requires a person to be willing to examine
one’s thoughts, feelings, and actions and learn more
about one’s life and experiences. Reflecting on
situations, activities and decisions enables a person to
gain insights that will help in effective decision-making.

10. 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.
This will lead the person to look deeper into experience using
holistic perspective and in effect actions are directed towards
greater sources of wisdom and truth.

11.  Learning from your previous mistakes and not
repeating them again.
 Evaluating and knowing the best choice from a set of
options.
 Gaining a holistic point of view first before making
any conclusion

12. Reflection happens due to an occurrence of a
phenomenon that is a break from the daily normal
life. If the phenomenon involves something that is
valuable to me then, the reflection becomes a
personal act where no one can reflect for oneself but
oneself. If the watch was NOT valuable to me in the
first place no reflection would have occurred for it
would just have been something that occurred and
not something that one would call as an experience.