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LESSON PLAN IN DOING PHILOSOPHY

Elaine Lumbang

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Teacher:  Ma Elaine Abesamis Lumbang

Institution:   Department of Education: Division of Antipolo City

Strand:   Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS
Level: Senior Hig! Sc!ool Level

LESSON PLAN

"# $b%ectives

At t!e end of t!e lesson& t!e student s!ould be able to

A# Distinguis! a !olistic perspective from a partial point of vie'#
# )ecogni*e !uman activities t!at emanated from deliberate reflection#
C# )eali*e t!e value of doing p!ilosop!y in obtaining a broad perspective on life#
D# Do a p!ilosop!ical reflection on a concrete situation from a !olistic perspective#

""# Sub%ect Matter

Core Subject Title:  "ntroduction to t!e +!ilosop!y of t!e Human +erson

Topic: Doing +!ilosop!y

"""# Materials

Laptop: Use for +o'er+oint +resentation

 
",# +rocedure

A. Preparation
-reet t!e students and t!en as. t!em to seat properly#
B. otivation
  Sho!in" a Picture

As. students of '!at is t!ere idea about a picture '!ic! is relevant to t!e topic for an
introduction of t!e lesson#

C. Lesson Proper
Presentation
#Philosoph$ is thin%in" about ho! !e thin%.&
'oin" Philosoph$
  pursuit of 'isdom
 loving 'isdom

 t!in.ing about t!in.ing

+!ilosop!y is different from:

 opinion
  point of vie'

  preference
 ideology
  belief 
 advocacy

 /!e motivation of p!ilosop!y derives from uneasiness 'it! t!e status 0uo#

Li.e: “The opinion of a thousand jackasses is just that: the opinion of a

thousand jackasses.” 

 A basic pre1re0uisite for doing p!ilosop!y:

 An $+E2 M"2D uncluttered in so far as possible by pre1conceived or pre1
determined parameters#

 asic tool of +!ilosop!ical )esearc!:

 Critical reason3 Logic

 Language
 /!ree basic procedures in doing p!ilosop!y:
o Analysis1 Clarification of t!oug!ts& concepts& and t!e meaning of language#
o Criticism1 Evaluate basic alternative modes of life and t!oug!t and formulate
c!oices#
o Speculation1 Construct ideal features of pro%ections of desirable e4periences#
 asic 'ay of Doing +!ilosop!y:

A)-UME2/
5An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establis! a
definite proposition#6 111Monty +yt!on

 A)-UME2/ A2D 2$2 A)-UME2/S

E(a)ple: Every scene of t!is movie 'as filled 'it! e4citement for me# " particularly
li.ed t!e action scenes on t!e river#
 2$/ A)-UME2/1 E4pression of support3ent!usiasm
E(a)ple: " spent t!ousands to ta.e t!is course and t!e professor appeared in blue %eans
and tee s!irt& '!ic! " consider bad taste# He may !ave .no'n '!at !e 'as tal.ing about&
 but " couldn7t get past t!e clot!es#
 2$/ A)-UME2/1 A complaint3grip
 

E(a)ple: /!e sincerest satisfaction in life comes in doing one7s duty and in being a
dependable person#
 2$/ A)-UME2/1 A statement of +oint of ,ie'

E(a)ple: 5He t!at !at! 'ife and c!ildren !at! given !ostages to fortune8 for t!ey are
impediments to great enterprises& eit!er of virtue or misc!ief#61  Francis Bacon

 2$/ A)-UME2/1 Elaborated& but unsupported statement of opinion#

E(a)ple: 59omen !ave great strengt!s& but t!ey are strengt!s to !elp t!e man# A
'oman7s primary purpose in life and marriage is to !elp !er !usband succeed#61  James
 Robinson
 2$/ A)-UME2/1 Elaborated& but unsupported statement of opinion#

 asic ingredients of an argument:

# +roposition ; statement of assertion t!at is eit!er true or false

A proposition can eit!er

A +remise& or  be:
A Conclusion
 A first step to'ard understanding arguments is learning to identify
 premises and conclusions#

 Unfortunately& t!ey are not al'ays e4plicit#

 -"-$ ; "n a basic deductive argument if a premise is false& so is

everyt!ing else

5-arbage "n<##
<<-arbage $ut#6
 ,alidity and Soundness of Arguments
 An argument is valid if its conclusions follo' necessarily from its premises#
 A sound argument !as true premises and true conclusions#

E4ample:
All men are mortal
Socrates is a man#
Socrates is a mortal#
 +remises are true& inference is valid8 t!is argument is bot! valid and sound#

E4ample:
All cats are animals#
All pigs are animals#
All pigs are cats#
 +remises are true& but improper inference8 not a sound argument

E4ample:
All movie stars live in Holly'ood#
)obert )edford is a movie star#
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