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Department of Education
REGION V (BICOL)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF IRIGA CITY
SAN PEDRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
A. TOPIC: DOING PHILOSOPHY
B. KEY CONCEPTS:
 Philosophy has essential place in our daily lives. Where, engaging in doing
philosophy as philosophical reflection invites us to concretize and make clear our
assumptions and beliefs. It involves self-reflection in which we should step backward
to be able to assess our assumptions and beliefs to have internal coherence and
consistency. Philosophical reflection involves rational activities such as thinking about
thinking and evaluation.
 Most of people believe that viewing life is separated or unrelated events from viewing
our experiences. However, people should realize that viewing experiences should be
learning opportunities.
 Thinking about thinking is an ability of a person to think about and regulates one’s own
thought. According to John Flavell, “it is your ability to control your thinking processes
through various strategies, such as organizing, monitoring, and adapting. And it is your
ability to reflect upon the tasks or processes 6 you undertake and to select and utilize
the appropriate strategies necessary in your intercultural interactions”.
 We don’t just accept or rejects assumptions, beliefs or situation that presented to us.
But we should critically and analytically examine anything that presented to us.
 Philosophical reflections involve ability of evaluating of assumptions or beliefs or
situation. Where, it develops our ability on problem solving and decision making.
Generally, evaluation refers to person’s ability to appraise something to determine the
worth or fitness of something. For example, before taking medicine, you get medical
evaluation from a doctor. Evaluation under doing philosophy should have systematic
process of collection of data on certain thing before making judgement. And basically,
evaluating something answers the Higher Order Thinking Skills such as “how and
why”.
 Philosophizing helps develop a person’s ability to make sound
choices and judgement that can apply in daily life. Produces clear and concise
thought from a person and self-development.
 SELF-REFLECTION-The activity of thinking about own feelings and behavior, and the
reasons
 Reflection is vital in ensuring that our actions and decisions are well thought
out and are done with due regard for their implications and consequences on
ourselves, others, and our surroundings. It helps us understand ourselves and
our actions better.
 Why reflection is important to us.
 “Reflection requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts, feelings,
and actions and to learn more about one’s life and experiences. For example,
you wake up in the morning you reflect about the thing you plan to do for the
whole day. This enables you to set your daily goals and set you on the path of
thinking of ways to achieve them.” Let’s us now engage reflection as

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philosophizing mood where we will try think some deeper questions that might
help us making decision in our daily lives. Try asking yourself about why do
you go to school? Why do you want to learn? Why do you want to achieve
your dreams? Why do you want to help your family? How can you achieve
your goal? The constant use of reflection helps us to have wiser decisions in
life and improve your outlay practices in the future.
C. LEARNING CHECK-UP:
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The following are good examples of self-reflection, EXCEPT?
A. Karl excitedly bought a new car.
B. I list down all important things to bring before going to gym.
C. Before I go to market, I always go to our kitchen to check our basic needs.
D. James thinks that once he receives his 1st salary, he is going to buy his
mother a gift for her birthday.
2. Which of the following statements refers to reflection?
A. Eating her pack lunch.
B. John went to the basketball court to play with his friends.
C. Maria upon her wake up from bed, she reflects about her plan to do this
morning.
D. All of the above
3. Which of the following actions shows philosophical reflection?
A. Mark stopped to evaluate the computer set-up in a store.
B. James drinks water from the lake because he was thirsty.
C. Austin playing basketball.
D. All of the above.
4. Engage in reflection, you go into a restaurant and the waiter hands you a menu.
A. You order all the delicious dessert
B. You order the most expensive dish right away
C. Without hesitation, you order the famous dish in the restaurant.
D. Upon checking your wallet, you order a good dish yet fit to your
5. Engage in reflection, you saw from your wallet that you still have a hundred pesos left
from your weekly allowance.
A. You decided to buy a new shirt.
B. You decided to buy load to your cellphone.
C. You decided to start saving money because you want to buy new shoes.
D. You decided to start saving money because you plan to enroll in a short
course next year.

TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write “T” if the statement is true and “F” if the
statement is false.
_________6. Doing philosophical reflection can be obtained through holistic perspective
_________7. Committing the same mistakes shows reflection.
_________8. Asking questions about everything that you do is a failed reflection.

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_________9. Reflection requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts, feelings,
and actions and to learn more about one’s life and experiences
_________10. Philosophizing helps develop a person’s ability to make sound
choices and judgement that can apply in daily life.

D. LEARNING INSIGHTS
Direction: Read and answer the question.

1. Why do we need to engage in philosophical reflection in our daily life?

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