PHILOSPHY OF THE

HUMAN PERSON
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS
OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
PHILOSOPHY
The sum of all men’s beliefs and views
about the world which guide their
actions.
 WHY IS PHILOSOPHY THE
LOVE OF WISDOM?
It gives meaning, understanding, and purpose
to the human person through experience and
perception in life. It instantly uproots human
life from its creative wholeness. There is a
deeper reflection of ourselves.
WHAT IS HUMAN?
It is the rational being endowed
with composite characteristics
(physical, soul, spirit)
WHAT IS A PERSON?
A being that has certain
capacities or attributes that
make up an individual a “self”.
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

It is the desire or love of a

rational being endowed with
wisdom, to know who and what a
human person is.
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF MAN?

Man can never be satisfied

completely and for always.
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF MAN?

HOMO
VIATOR = TRAVELER

looking for continuous

satisfaction in life.
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF MAN?

Man has a lot of

questions!
three elements found in
philosophical research
1. The object of the
search is of real value to
the subject.
1. It “consumes” the
whole person
2. It “consumes” the whole
person
3. It continued without let-
up until the answer is
found
10 PHILOSOPHICAL
SUBJECTS
 FIRST FOUR PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS

• Logic – the science and art of correct thinking.

• Ethics – the science of morality of human acts.
• Metaphysics – foundation subject of all philosophy, that deals with
human reality and system thought that seeks to explain the
fundamental concepts of man.
• Epistemology – theory of knowledge, the goal of which is truth.
 SECOND FOUR PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS

• Cosmology – origin or development of the universe.

• Aesthetics – the study of beautiful
• Rational/Philosophical Psychology – study of life principles of living
things.
• Theodicy – philosophical study of God.
 LAST TWO PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS

• Social Philosophy – study of man relation to the family, state, and

church
• Philosophy of Man – the inquiry of man and his dimension as
person: his dignity, truth, freedom, justice, love, death, relation to
others and God.
 ASSIGNED TOPICS FOR REPORTING
Group 1: Pre- Group 2:The Group 3: Group 4: Group 5:
Socratic Period Greeks Philosophy of Early continuation of continuation of
1. Thales 1. Socrates Modern Period early modern contemporary
2. Heraclitus 2. Plato 1. Rene Descartes period period
3. Anximander 3. Aristotle 2. Niccolo Machiavelli 3. Arthur 4. Martin Heidegger
4. Anaximenes The Philosophy of 3. Thomas Hobbes Schopenhauer 5. Teilhars de Chardin
5. Pythagoras the Medieval 4. Benedict Spinoza 4. John Stuart Mill 6. Karl Jaspers
6. Zeno Period 5. John Locke 5. Soren Kierkegaard 7. Martin Buber
7. Parminedes 1. Augustine 6. David Hume 6. Friedrich Nietzsche 8. Robert Johann
8. the Sophists 2. Bonaventure 7. Immanuel Kant 7. Karl Marx 9. Henry Bergson
3. Boethius The 19th Century The Contemporary 10. Alfred North
4. Thomas Aquinas Philosophers Period Whitehead
5. John Duns Scotus 1. Jeremy Bentham 1. Jean Paul Sartre 11. William Luijpen
2. Georg Wilhelm 2. Gabriel Marcel 12. John Dewey
Freidrich Hegel 3. Edmund Husserl
 MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE
HUMAN PERSON

• It is a course that deals with the study of human person as an

embodied being, immersed in society, the world and the
environment and oriented towards death.
 WHAT IS THE OBJECT INQUIRED AND
STUDIED HERE?

• The physical world – that properly belongs to natural

sciences
• The internal world – ideas, thoughts, emotions
• Social world of inter-subjectivity – how people interact with
other
 PERSPECTIVES OF PHILOSOPHY OF
THE HUMAN PERSON
• Partial perspective of Philosophy – human person in relation
to self: his intellect and free will as a unique individual limited in his
capacity to do good and to know and his place in society.
 PERSPECTIVES OF PHILOSOPHY OF
THE HUMAN PERSON

• Holistic perspective of Philosophy – human

nature is seen as a whole being or functioning system,
not as a collection of parts.
 HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND EMANATING CONCRETE
SITUATION FROM A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE

• He relates himself to others.

• He relates himself to society and the world
• He relates himself to the environment
 THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHY
• It enables the student to study, learn, and master the various branches and
divisions of Philosophy.
Students are to think, conceptualize, analyze, compare, evaluate, and
understand things.
• It helps the students to develop the ability to form opinions and beliefs – can
evaluate what is “better” or “best” for him.
 THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHY
• It deepens the student’s self-awareness.
• It helps the student to become creative and imaginative. He engages himself
on a deeper level to give meaning to it.
• It provides the person with better intellectual perspective and outlook –
being open-minded, less biased, and more sympathetic.
• It helps the students refine their power of analysis – the power to think
critically, reason, evaluate, theorize, and justify.
 PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS
I – If I asked to write a statement describing human
nature and people in general, what would you say?
Would you describe your philosophy as optimistic,
pessimistic, or skeptical? What does your philosophy
of the human person concerning others say about
you?
II – Would you describe your attitude as generally
positive or negative? Do you see your attitude as a
human person as asset or liability? What could you
do to improve your relationship with others? How?
V – Think about the personal qualities you would
like to cultivate as a human person. List them. Now,
create plan for growth to develop those qualities.
III – Think back your elementary and Junior high
school days. What experiences have specially
marked you as a human person? Did they inspire
you to trust or mistrust people? How has that
outlook colored your relationship with others,
society, or the world? If it has negatively affected
your relationships, what positive experiences can
you pursue to create a new positive relationship?
IV – Do you agree with the statement that what
you are today can affect your future self? What do
you think are the factors that may affect yourself?
Explain.