Answer Sheet – Week 7

Grade 11
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

HUMAN PERSON IN THE ENVIRONMENT

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What is the role of environment to your life?.

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Why do you need to protect the environment?

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Choose at least two environmental problems and write your understanding and give solution
how can we prevent or avoid this problem from happening.

Environmental Problem Possible Solution

Major Views of Environmental Philosphy

1. ANTHROPOCENTRISM
Question: As a student how do you help your community as a species of the world?
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2. BIOCENTRISM
Question: Give some of Rights of a Child and Give reason why do you need to be protected?
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3. ECOCENTRISM
Question: Why it is important for us to protect and sustain the balance of our envrionment?
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Why Need to Study Environmental Ethics?

1. What are the envrionment damages produced by the present generation?
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2. What acts must be given up to slow the damages?
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ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS PRINCIPLE

What can you say about the picture?
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What is your idea about the picture in connection to sustainability?

EXERCISE 1
Directions: Given the two different perspective of the environment kindly give atleast 10 reasons why
do you think the environment suffer or encounter a situation as you can see below.(20 points)

Environment 1 Environment 2
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EXERCISE 2
Directions: Explain the idea of Human Self by Warwick Fox and explain each based on your character
and experiences. (30 points)
1. Desiring Impulsive Self
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2. Normative Judgemental Self

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 3. Rationalizing Deciding Self
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EXERCISE 3
Directions: Write or compose a poem that will shows importance of our mother earth.(30 points)
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EXERCISE 4
Directions: Write ten (10) actions you performed that you think are ethical or righteous and ten (10)
decisions you think that are wrong and unethical concerning your environment and community.
Right Behavior Wrong Behavior
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EXERCISE 5
Directions: Interview individuals who are 45 -60 years old and be guided by the following questions.(15
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1. What are the things that you remember in your environment when yor were young?
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2. What are the things that you like to do when you were young?
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3. What are the positive and negative changes in the environment?
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EXERCISE 6
Directions: Complete the table below by giving example of prudence and frugality in terms of Behavior
and Action to our Envrionment and Community.(20 points)
PRUDENCE FRUGALITY
Proper behavior(how to Protect) Actions in how to conserve the Resources
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