11 MENDEL – GROUP 5 – INTROduction TO PHILOsophy- 2ND QUARTER/ 1ST SEMester

B4 CUISON B13 VELOSO G13 PATRIMONIO

B5 DEPILO G9 IRIGON G15 VALDEZ

 Life is the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional body from a dead
body, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Meanwhile, Death is the
permanent cessation of all vital functions, according to the same source. The
end of life.

 Aristotle

 Everything in nature seeks to realize itself

and its actualities.
 Nature has a "built-in" pattern and different
levels of being, from Human Persons to objects.
 There are two (2) divisions of the world,
 Gabriel Marcel
Living (or potentialities for change) and Non-living
(or those with no potential for change)
 At the top of the scale, the is the Unmoved
 Philosophy starts with a metaphysical
Mover, or God. He represents pure actuality
"disease" where the solution takes place through a
without any potentiality.
reflective process that are categorized into two.
 The most pleasant activity for humans, in Aristotle`s opinion, is thinking
 Primary Reflection: looks at the world as a
about perfection--the Unmoved Mover.
problem, detached from the self when investigated.
e.g. the body is being examined by the doctor.
 Secondary Reflection: concrete, individual,
heuristic, and open; goes beyond personal reflection.
e.g. I am my body. I feel the pain when the dentist
pulls the tooth.