DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION IV-A CALABARZON

Division of Laguna
Nagcarlan District
PLARIDEL INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Banago, Nagcarlan Laguna

ACTIVITY SHEETS

IN

INTRODUCTION TO THE

PHILOSOPHY OF THE

HUMAN PERSON
Quarter 1 – Module 1: DOING PHILOSOPHY
WEEK 1 (Activity 1) What I Know
Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements below.
Write your answers on other sheet of paper.
______1.It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings and
actions and learn from experience.
A. reflection C. wondering
B. questioning D. reasoning
______2. What is the science and art of correct thinking?
A. Ethics C. Metaphysics
B. Aesthetics D. Logic
______3. The type of philosophical reflection which trains the mind to think logically. It is
also the ability of the mind to construct and evaluate arguments
A. Secondary reflection C. Primary reflection
B. Tertiary reflection D. all of the above
______4. One of the triumvirate Greek philosophers who pioneered a method of
argument called dialectic.
A. Plato C. Pythagoras
B Socrates D. Aristotle
______5. This is the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to
form a conclusion or judgement.
A. reasoning C. intuition
B. proposition D. reflection
______6. It is a term used to describe a method of philosophical argument that
involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides.
A. deductive C. Inductive
B. dialectic D. reflective
______7. It is the idea that various systems (e.g. physical, biological, social) should
be viewed as wholes, not merely as a collection of parts.
A. holism C. existentialism
B. idealism D. rationalism
______8. According to Gabriel Marcel this type of reflection enables us to look
deeper into our experiences and see the bigger picture of reality.
A. Secondary reflection C. Primary reflection
B. Tertiary reflection D. all of the above
______9. The western philosophical tradition originated in______.
A. Greece C. India
B. China D. Egypt
_____10. What is the branch of Philosophy that studies the nature and means of
human knowledge?
A. Metaphysics C. Politics
B. Ethics D. Epistemology
What is Philosophy?
If you are not feeling well for example you might ask, Why am I feeling this
way (cause)? How can I overcome it (process)? How it will affect my life and the
people around me (consequence)? Philosophy, our subject matter for this course, is really
all about questions and answers. And since by now you already asked and answered
hundreds of questions your life experienced already prepared you to take our philosophical
journey starting now.

(Activity 2) What’s More

1. Read the following passages for ten (10) minutes.
a)Quotation from Plato’s Apology.“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
b) Excerpt from Sapagkat ang Pilosopiya ay Ginagawa ni Roque Ferriols, S.J.
“May mga taong gusto raw matutong lumangoy. Nakasuot-panlangoy na sila
at sama-sama silang nakatayo sa tabi ng swimingpul. May notbuk at bolpen ang bawat isa.
Nagsalita ang guro. “Una sa lahat,” aniya, “magsanay ka munang magtampisaw sa tubig,
Tapos huwag huminga pero idilat ang mga mata at magpasailalaim sa tubig. Tapos basta’t
dumapa. Huwag matakot. Lulutang ka. Tapos, matutong gumalaw ng paa, matutong
gumalaw ng kamay. Matutong huminga. At paulit-ulit na pagsikapan at pagtiyagaan ang
praksis.” Habang siyaý nagsasalita, masipag nilang sinusulat ang lahat ng sinabi niya. “At
ngayon,” patuloy niya, “eto ang swimingpul. Oras nang magsimula. Lundagin mo beybe!”
Walang lumundag, pero sulat nang sulat pa rin sila. “Hoy, sa tubig na kayo! Walang
kabuluhan ang sulat-sulat niyo kung hindi ninyo ginagawa.” Wala pa rin lumulundag. Sulat
pa rin sila nang sulat.”
2. Did you enjoy reading the quotations? If so, you might consider answering
the following questions:
a. What does Plato mean when he says “unexamined life”?
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b. Based on the Ferriols’ text, what do you think the students are thinking when they are
diligently copying the instructions given by the teacher instead of diving into the pool?
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c. Why is the teacher so keen on making the learners jump in the swimming pool instead of
just taking down notes on how to swim?
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3. Write your insights on the following terms on your paper:
a) day-to-day life,
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b) reflection,
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c) application
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4. Give insights as to the importance of reflection and application in one’s day-to-day life.
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WEEK 2 (Activity 3) What I Have Learned
Direction: Complete the statements below: (IMPORTANT POINTS TO PONDER)
I learned that Philosophy is_____________________________________________________
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I feel that Philosophy is important because _______________________________________
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I commit to apply Philosophy in ________________________________________________
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(Activity 4) What I Can Do
Direction: Do an analysis on COVID-19 pandemic using the table below:
SUBJECTIVE INTER SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE INTER SUBJECTIVE

(Activity 5) Assessment
Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer from the statements below.
Write your answers on the sheet of paper.
_____1.It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings and
actions and learn from experience.
A. reflection C. wondering
B. questioning D. reasoning
______2.What is the science and art of correct thinking?
A. Ethics C. Metaphysics
B. Aesthetics D. Logic
______3. The type of philosophical reflection which trains the mind to think logically. Also it
is the ability of the mind to construct and evaluate arguments
A. Secondary reflection C. Primary reflection
 B. Tertiary reflection D. all of the above
______4. One of the triumvirate Greek philosophers who pioneered a method of argument
called dialectic.
A. Plato C. Pythagoras
B. Socrates D. Aristotle
______5. It is considered as the process of thinking about something in a logical way in
order to form a conclusion or judgment.
A. reasoning C. argument
B. Proposition D. Reflection
_____6. In our daily lives we encounter events, situations or issues that we need to ponder
and think deeply. This activity which requires a person to examine his or her thoughts,
feelings and actions and learn from experience is related to the concept of:
A. philosophical reflection C. philosophical wondering
B. philosophical questioning D. philosophical reasoning
_____7. Imagine that you are in Boracay walking with Thales. He is convincing you that the
only reality is water. Would you believe in him?
A. No, because I had my own belief.
B. Yes, because Thales belongs to the school of monists which believes that only one
kind of stuff exists.
C. Either yes or no, I will have my own investigation that is based on the data and
reason presented.
D. Neither yes nor no until it is proven true.
______8. According to Gabriel Marcel this type of reflection enables us to look
deeper into our experiences and see the bigger picture of reality.
A. Secondary reflection C. Primary reflection
B. Tertiary reflection D. all of the above
_____9. Identify which statement describes the difference between holism and
partial thinking.
A. Holism is a perspective that looks at the “big picture” while partial thinking
focuses on the specific aspect of the situation.
B. Holism is a perspective that looks at the specific aspects of the situation while
partial thinking looks at the big picture.
 C. Holism requires us to focus on a certain aspect of the problem while partial
thinking requires us to have an open mindset.
D. All of the above
_____10. According to the importance of studying philosophy, what can it offer us?
A. Know the different philosophers and their philosophies in life?
B. See the downs and lows in the development and history of philosophy.
C. Survey the achievements of the philosophers in various periods of history.
D. Enhances our minds, understand what we encounter every day, and value our
judgement.

(Activity 6) Additional Activities

Direction: Write an essay for the topic below and formulate up to 9 questions for each
topic.

a. “Covid-19 pandemic”

b. “New Normal” culture

Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Methods of Philosophizing
WEEK 3 (Activity 1) What I Know

Direction: Select the keyword that best fits the statement in each item. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The Correspondence Theory of truth asserts that truth must

A. be agreed by upon by two people
B. corresponds with experience and fact
C. be based on myth and reality
D. be agreed by upon by three people only
2. This theory of truth is the agreement of things with one another.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
B. Correspondence Theory of Truth
C. Coherence Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
3. The truth of a belief is tested by its satisfactory results when it is put into operation.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth

4. This theory of truth deals with the consistency of the truth of statements
claimed within the system that is being used.
A. Correspondence Theory of Truth
B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
5. You know that “Snow is white" if and only if snow is white.
A. Correspondence Theory of Truth
 B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
6. Truth is a property of an extensive body of interrelated statements; hence,
statements have degrees of truth and falsity.
A. Coherence Theory of Truth
B. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
7. This theory of truth is tantamount to the belief in the good or practical
consequence that an idea would bring.
A. Coherence Theory of Truth
B. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
8. It is the idea that something is true if it accurately describes the world.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
B. Correspondence Theory of Truth
C. Coherence Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
9. A statement is not known to be true if the fact corresponding to the statement is not, in
principle, verifiable in some manner.
A. Correspondence Theory of Truth
B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
10. You can never know something is true until you can test its validity. If you cannot test it,
you cannot know it.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth
D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
11. Formal discussion entails process.
A. argument C. discussion
B. lecture D. debate
12.Informal discourse does not entail tedious preparation.
A. lecture C. argument
B. debate D. discussion
13.It is true if it is in exact conformity to what is observed in their actual status and
relations.
A. rational C. reasonable
B. concrete D. empirical
14. Light Railway Transit is a train.
A. common senses C. self-evident
B. complex confirmation D. corresponds to argument
15.Reason is the chief source and test of truth.
A. Rational C. Reasonable
B. Concrete D. Empirical

Knowledge and Truth

According to philosophy if you want to know the truth you have to use, not
emotions, but thinking. To think however is an act of choice which is not always done
properly. Sometimes we need guidance to straighten our thoughts. This is what module 2
provides. Welcome to the province of epistemology.

(Activity 2) What’s In
Direction: Make a Hashtag (#) (at least five) of what you have learned about the
significance of Epistemology or act of knowing from the previous lesson.
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(Activity 3)
Direction: Write O, if the characteristic below is Opinion and T, if it is Truth.
1. Based on emotions
2. Open to interpretation
3. Cannot be confirmed
4. Inherently biased
5. Based on the facts of reality
6. Can be confirmed with other sources
7. Independent of one’s interpretation, preferences and biases

(Activity 4) What’s More

Activity: Inquire and Discover (Critical thinking, Communication, Character)
1. Read the passage from “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave”
“Some prisoners are chained inside a cave, facing the back wall. Behind them is a fire, with
people passing in front of it. The prisoners cannot turn their heads, and have always been
chained this way. All they can see and hear are shadows passing back and forth and the
echoes bouncing off the wall in front of them. One day, a prisoner is freed, and dragged
outside the cave. He is blinded by the light, confused, and resists being led outside. But,
eventually his eyes adjusts so that he able to see clearly the things around him, and even
the sun itself. He came to realize that the things he thought were real were merely shadows
of real things, and that life outside of the cave is far better than his previous life in chains.
He pities those still inside. He ventures back into the cave to share his discovery with the
others—only to be ridiculed because he can hardly see (his eyes have trouble at first re-
adjusting to the darkness). He tried to free the other prisoners but they violently resisted
(the other prisoners refuse to be freed and led outside, and they even tried to kill him)”.
(https://wmpeople.wm.edu/asset/index/cvance/allegory)
2. What does this story mean?
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3. How does this passage from Plato help you turn your attention toward the
right thing (i.e., truth, beauty, justice and goodness)?
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Week 4 (Activity 4) (Critical Thinking, Communication)
Directions: Using the Venn diagram write the differences and similarities between how
empiricists and rationalists acquired knowledge.
Empiricists vs. Rationalists

(Activity 5) What I Have Learned ( Theories of Truth and Critical Thinking)

Direction: Identify the different theories of truth on the following statements. Write your
answer on the separate sheet.

1. There is a water fountain in front of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

2. Bachelors are unmarried men.
3. The sun will rise tomorrow.
4. A dream board is necessary for dreams to come true.
5. What is more important to me at this time is my family.
6. A wooden table is a solid object.
7. Ghost and vampires exist.
8. 2+2=4
9. Cats are animals.
10. The Sky is blue.

(Activity 6) What I Can Do

Direction: Make a reflection paper on Truth.
(Critical Thinking, Character, Creativity, Communication)
Guide Question: What is truth? How you tell the truth to others?
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(Activity 7) Assessment
Select the keyword that best fits the statement in each item. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Beliefs and statements are true if they are consistent with actual state of affairs.
A. correspondence C. pragmatic
B. coherence D. deflationary

2. Beliefs that lead to the best "payoff", that are the best justification of our
actions that promote success, are truths.
A. pragmatic theory C. correspondence theory
B. semantic theory D. coherence theory
3. Check the headline information fair, objective, and moderate
A. It’s time to consider other means of cash aid distribution
B. Other countries around the world have much better means in cash aid distribution
C. Government vows to faster distribution of coronavirus aid
D. We can also learn lesson from Vietnam how they distribute their cash aid
4. Statements are true on the degree to which it "hangs together" with all the other beliefs
in a system of beliefs.
A. pragmatic C. deflationary
B. coherence D. correspondence
5. The five senses are useful tools to verify the truthfulness of propositions.
A. coherence theory C. correspondence theory
B. pragmatic theory D. semantic theory
6. Why do we need epistemology?
A. To overcome poverty C. To become geniuses
B. To acquire and validate knowledge D. To succeed in life
7. Knowledge is ultimately grounded on___________.
A. Emotions C. Beliefs
B. Convictions D. Sense perception
8. Philosophers who believed that knowledge is based on sense perception.
A. Idealists C. Empiricists
B. Rationalists D. Nominalists
9. Identify which of the following statements is factual?
1. My brother arrived at 11 pm.
2. My brother always come home late because he is a good for nothing individual.
3. Man is a living organism.
4. Free trade simply promotes the selfish greed of businessmen.
A. 1 and 4 C. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3 D. 2 and 4
10. Identify which statements above are mere opinions.
A. 1 and 3 C. 2 and 3
B. 2 and 4 D. 1 and 4

(Activity 8) Additional Activities

Direction: Read an article/watch TV/listen to radio channel and follow the guide
questions below: (Critical thinking, Communication)
Guide Questions:
1. How do you assess the words and statement uttered/stated in the article, tv and radio?
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2. Which of their statements can be considered truth? Why?

3. What are the evidences that can support your answer in number 2?
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