REVIEW

Doing Philosophy

Holistic Perspective Partial View Point

looking at all
aspects of a promote limited
situation first before knowledge on the
making a situation
conclusion

illogical or
Wisdom incorrect
conclusions.

Fulfilment Conflict
 Human Activities
Emanated from
Deliberate Reflection
 Answer the following questions and
write your answer in your notebook.

1. Based on your answers in Activity, what must be done

before making actions?
2. Is it helpful that you do this before making actions? Why or
why not?
3. As a grade 12 student, what have you realized about this
activity? Reflect and explain your answer in your notebook.
Philosophical Reflection

Philosophical reflection is the

process by which a person
undergoes a reflective state or
evaluates his or her experiences
first before making any related
action.
 Philosophical Reflection

 The use of philosophical reflection is important as

it enables thought to be looked into using a
deeper, holistic perspective. In effect, actions
are directed towards greater sources of wisdom
and truth.
 Human Activities Emanated from
Deliberate Reflection

 I the process, one can learn more about himself or herself,

including personal beliefs, ideals, or values.
 Previous experiences may be seen as important aspects of
making reflections because they facilitate deeper thinking
and understanding of the self. Aside from knowing the self,
many other activities also emanate from reflection.
 Human Activities Emanated from
Deliberate Reflection

Examples:
• learning from your previous mistakes and not
repeating them again
• evaluating and knowing the best choice from a set of
options
• gaining a holistic point of view first before making any
conclusion
 Doing Philosophy

Doing philosophy means engaging oneself

in “matters of utility” and methodologies to
eliminate any practical problem or
abstract idea.
 Doing Philosophy

 In the process of doing philosophy, it is critical to

have a holistic point of view—the perception of
looking at all aspects of a situation first before
making a conclusion. Some other skills involved in
doing philosophy are critical, logical, and analytical
thinking, observation, and communicative skills.
 Doing Philosophy

 Looking at the characteristics of holistic and partial

points of view, it can be concluded that using a
holistic perspective is more desirable in doing
philosophy than using a partial perspective. Partial
points of view only promote limited knowledge on
the situation. This leads to wrong conclusions.
 Doing Philosophy

 Learning philosophy requires learning to look

into all available perspectives and work on
their relationship to come up with sound,
logical, and valid conclusions. In the process,
doing philosophy helps one to develop the skill
of broadly looking at the situation first before
concluding anything.
 Doing Philosophy

 Doing philosophy can be applied in day-to-day

activities and life perspectives. Because it involves
an evaluative process, doing philosophy allows a
person to make better decisions and act
accordingly to situations with the help of various
philosophical skills.
 Doing Philosophy

 Furthermore,on life perspectives, philosophy

enables reflective thinking which greatly
influences a person’s view of life, challenges,
and relationships. Doing philosophy directs
how a person will perceive these factors in life
and how they will be faced.
Doing Philosophy

Inany setting, wisdom is always

gained when philosophy is
applied to formulate a
conclusion about a certain
concern.
 Doing Philosophy

 Theprocess of doing philosophy should not be

mistaken for the Filipino activity of
pamimilosopo or pedantry where a person
displays useless knowledge or minute
observances of small details.
 Key Points
 Philosophy, meaning "love of wisdom," is a science where
reason and logic are used to understand reality and answer
questions of knowledge, morality, and human nature.
 A holistic point of view looks at all aspects of the given
problem or situation. Meanwhile, a partial point of view looks
at only a limited number of aspects of the given problem or
situation.
 Philosophical reflection allows a person to look back on
previous experiences and evaluate the meaning or
significance of his or her life.