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Lesson Log Teacher: Darwin Louise D.
Angeles
Learning Area: Ethics

Lesson: Section: EDUC2

“What is the meaning of
life?”
Date: September 26, 2022 Pre-liminary
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Understand the different intrinsic value.
b. Learn the meaning of life with the help of philosopher’s wisdoms.
II. Subject Matter
Content Ethics Lesson: Meaning of life.
Reference Ethical Realism
(https://tinyurl.com/cm282ptz )
III. Procedure
Introduction: Greet and ask the students what comes to their mind if they
get asked “What is life?”.

Ask the students to fill in the mind map for exercise:

Summarize the answers, and come up with a conclusion to the

words related to “Life”
Discussion: Start the lesson by giving the meaning of life by the book or
words from different philosophers:

Ask a student to read.

- “The meaning of life” actually refers to various
intrinsic values—various values that “really matter.”
To live a meaningful life is to attain and promote
intrinsic goods.
Continue the discussion.

There are things that philosophers considered to have intrinsic

value:

1. Pain
2. Pleasure
3. Happiness
4. Virtue
5. Good will

Ask one student for each intrinsic value.

Pain
- “Pain” isn’t just a physical feeling. It’s every sort of
emotional pain and suffering. Knowing someone we
love died can be more painful than a great deal of
physical pain.
Pleasure
- “Pleasure” isn’t just a physical feeling, like pleasure
from eating food or having sex. It can also refer to the
emotional delight and enjoyment that comes with our
personal success, spending time with friends, and so
on.
Happiness
- Many philosophers equate “happiness” with
“pleasure,” but there is a lot more to be said about
happiness. It’s much like joy and delight, but it doesn’t
necessarily refer only to “momentary” feeling. It
seems to refer more to a consistent sort of state of
mind or existence. To be happy isn’t just to feel good
that moment, but to constantly feel that you have a
fulfilling life, even when you are currently in pain.
Momentary pain is not enough to invalidate our sense
of having a good life.
Virtue
- Virtue is best defined as “being willing and able to do
good.” This is certainly of the utmost importance
because it is so helpful to doing good things.
Good will
- Immanuel Kant defines “good will” as the kind of
force that can put practical reason into action as a
separate force from desire. It sounds like he believes
that good will has intrinsic value, but Zimmerman
cautions us to be careful when interpreting Kant’s
 understanding of value (ibid). Certainly, good will
could be of the utmost importance, but that might be
only because it enables us to do what is right.

Conclusion Ask the students what are the things they have learned
throughout the lesson.

Ask them again the question, “What is the meaning of Life”

Leave them a quote: “when life is getting you down, sit down,
(have a cup of tea) have a drink and a think, things then begin
to look a lot clearer.”