PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN makes into a particular type of thing,
which we recognize as being of that
PERSON particular type.
3. Efficient cause- this is equivalent to
PHILOSOPHY-was coined by the Greek that who/which causes change and
Mathematician and philosopher named motion to start or stop.
Pythagoras. 4. Final cause- is defined as the
- It comes from the two greek words purpose, end, aim, or goal of
“phelien” means love and “sophia” something.
means wisdom.
Two kinds of Wisdom: Reason- is the capacity to make things sensibly
1. Divine wisdom and consciously applyin logic, establishing and
2. Human Wisdom verifying facts, and changing or justifying
practices.
- It is the science of all things in their
ultimate cause through the aid of Phenemenology-comes from the Greek
human reason alone. word “phainomenon” which means the
BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY appearing and “logos” which means study.
a. Logic- the sicience of correct reasoning. -It is a science or study of that which appears.
b. Philosophy of Human Person- the Zwaenepoel (1974) -defines
science of the study of man in relation to his phenemenology as a study of that which
own destiny, God, and his fellowmen. appears as meaningful to conciousness in
c. Cosmology- the science of inanimate living experience by means of direct
objects. awareness.
d. Metaphysics-is the science of being. Awareness connotes 3 things:
e. Ethics- is the science of the morality of 1. Noema- The object of our intention.
human act. 2. Noesis- The intentional act.
f. Aesthetics- the science of art and beauty. 3. The concious self.
g. Psychology- the science of human Metaphysical Question- it requires an
behavior. answer that touches your being.
h. Epistemology- is a science of the theory - It defines what you should do because you
of knowledge. are affected by the situation.
i. Social philosophy- is a science of A question is a problem, from the root word
principles governing human relations. “pros” and “ballos”.
j. Theodicy- the science of the study of God. Pros means thrown and ballos means ball.
The light- for every question, there is
In their ultimate cause always an answer. For every problem,
Goal- the aim or purpose to where should there is always a solution.
the endeavor end. 1. Reflection- an interiorization process where a
Cause- explains the accounts of something. person needs to enter into himself.
Aristotle-was a greek Philosopher and 2. Sayings- are philosophically inspired
scientist. He discussed the four (4) kind of thoughts.
cause. 3. Stories- an account of imaginary or real
4 kinds of causes: people but with moral lesson.
1. Material cause- this refers to the 4. Metaphysical problem
material compositon of an object. Phenomenological Method:
2. Formal cause- is the term describing
the pattern or form which n prsent
1. Epoche- defined as ‘bracketing’, create Nobody owns my body except me alone.
misconceptions, prejudices, biases and don’t A person should be responsible over what
have enough evidence. she/he owns.
2. Eidetic Reduction- reduces the object to the Ownership presupposes full control over
level of the mind and analyzing the individual. what he/she owns.
3. Transcendental Reduction- the object of the An instrument:
mere activity is one’s own consciousness and it It has body parts
undergo experience.
Classical philosophers:
Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes 1. Socrates- greatest philosopher in western
individual existence, freedom and choice. civilization.
Soren Kierkegaard - a Danish philosopher who -
founded existentialism and he was known as
the Father of Existentialism.
Theories of Existentialism:
Man is a Subject
Man is the source of his own action
Man has feelings and emotion.
Man is self-related and others related.
Man is capable of transcendence, which
means man van go beyond what is actually
given.
Man’s Existence is a “Thrown’’ Existence.
He is thrown in the world to exist.
Man exists in the body. He needs to assert
himself through his own body.
Man is intrinsically free.
Man has to admit the fact of death-his own
death.
Man is an open-ended entity. He is a box of
surprises.
Human body
- a dignified body because:
Inherent with it is a dignity that needs to
be respected.
Its body parts have unique function
through its senses.
Has a mind capable of intellectual process.
- a component part of a person because:
Body is the medium between the self and
the world.
Body is not a mere object tagged with
material value.
There is a symbiotic relationship between
body and soul.
My Body is:
A property:
