Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY GRADE 11

Quarter : 1 Week : 1 Day : 1 Activity No. : 1

Competency: : Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view ( ppt11/12-Ib-1.1a)
Objective : Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view
Topic : Holistic perspective and Partial point of view
Materials : Pen, Paper
Reference : Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person Brenda Corpus et al
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Concept Notes:
Instruction: Use a separate paper for your answer Hello! Let us learn the
Six Blind Men and The Elephant easy way. We can, if we
Six Indostan blind men eagerly wants to put our best efforts
see and learn about The Elephant that each together! Aja!
might satisfy their minds by observation.
The First blind man happens to fall in the
side of elephant he said “The Elephant is very like
a WALL”
The Second, feeling of the tusk, “To me,
it very clear, the Elephant is very like a SPEAR.
The Third, approach the squirming tusk
and boldly said” I see, the Elephant is like a
SNAKE!”
The Fourth, his eager hand felt about the
knee and said “ It is clear enough the Elephant is
very like a TREE”.
The Fifth, touch the ear and said” Im
blindest man but the Elephant resembles most
like a FAN”
The Sixth, seizing the swinging tail said”
the Elephant is very like a ROPE!”
They soon disputed with their own stiff
and strong opinion, though each are partially
right but as a whole they are all wrong.
So often we fight with stiff and strong
opinions in utter ignorance and we fail to see and
appreciate the greater view of perspective as a
whole.

Generalization:
Philosophers think as “abstractive”- meaning it rises from the level of life to a higher level
that gives bird’s eye view of the whole. Just like when you view on top of very tall tree, tower,
or looking at window of an airplane, the view is lot different when you are at the ground.
Like the Six Blind Men story the different parts may be seen as separate and different from
each other. Only when a blind men learn to perceive the elephant as a whole would they
appreciate how each part makes up one thing.

Exercise : Answer the question below.

1. In the context of The Elephant story, what do you think is a holistic perspective? What is partial point
of view?

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2. As a student can you relate an incident in your life that will give the importance of having a holistic
perspective than being in partial point of view?

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY GRADE 11

Quarter

Week

Day

Activity No.

Competency:

Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view ( ppt11/12-Ib-1.1)

Objective

Discuss the meaning of what it means to be a philosopher

Topic

What it means to be a Philosopher

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Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
Materials

Pen, Paper

Reference

Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person Brenda Corpus et al

Copyrights

For classroom use only

Concept Notes:
How do you feel when someone calls you “Pilosopo” yes when someone is asking lot of questions
or when others trying to get attention by annoying others? But what really a philosopher?
Philosophy comes from two Greek word “Philos or Pilien” – which mean LOVE, “Sophia” which
mean WISDOM. Philos-Sophia is the Love of Wisdom. Socrates (470 -399 B.C.) , whose life and
death, is a moving picture of this kind of Love. Socrates is known because of the writings of his
student Plato (427 – 348 B.C.) Their annoying questions created a number of enemies.
There is a difference between asking questions with the intention of making other person look
stupid or ignorant, and asking questions with a genuine desire to know.
In Philippines, the term “pilosopo” connotes comical or annoying character. Sometimes it is called
KSP (kulang sa pansin)
Here are some quotes from Philosophers:

 Science is what you know, Philosophy is what you don’t know- Bertrand Russel
 If you would be a real seeker of truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt,
as far as possible, All things – Rene Descartes.

Exercise : Answer the question below.

1. Explain the negative and positive connotation of the word ”Pilosopo”

2. Give your understanding of a philosopher. How could you qualify a person as a philosopher?

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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY GRADE 11

Quarter : 1 Week : 1 Day : 3 Activity No. : 3

Competency: : Distinguish between personal and philosophical question ( ppt11/12-Ib-1.1c)
Objective : Distinguish between personal and philosophical question
Topic : What makes a question Philosophical
Materials : Pen, Paper
Reference : Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person Brenda Corpus et al
Copyrights : For classroom use only

Concept Notes:

Read the story about Arielle below. List down her questions in order.
Arielle looks at her reflection in the mirror for the fourth time this morning. She was running late
for school, but she could not quite decide on what to wear for the day. She finally decides on this
plain white shirt and jeans, looks at it on her with a sigh of resignation, then runs of downstairs
where her mother been yelling about the time.
In the car on the way to school, she starts muttering himself. “All this trouble of having to choose
what to wear to school every day. Why does it have to so difficult? Why can’t I just wear anything I
grab from my closet?”
After she calms down, she moves into a more pensive mode. She begins to ask, “ Why should my
clothes or the way I look matter to others anyway? If I think about what others would say, does it
mean I am not freely to choose whatever I want? Does this mean I am not really free?”
Arielle’s dad pulls over in front of his school. She says goodbye and walks to her classroom. She
continues with her questions. “So if living in society means I am not really free, does this mean I will
only be free when I live alone? Like live in a desert in Mars? But what good would that do? If I live
alone, I may be free to do what I want, but would that be a happy life? Is having the freedom to do
what one pleases the opposite of having a happy life. What is freedom, really? What is happy life?”
She enters her classroom, sets down her bag and shrugs off the question. She goes to her
“barkada” who were squatting in a corner of the room, aimlessly chatting about their weekend.

Note the progression from the particular personal questions (colored red above) towards the
philosophical questions (colored blue aboved)Here we can see that in everyday life experience
because of discomfort, one begins with metaphysical unease and start personal questions then
broadens and deepen beyond what we physically see gradually becomes philosophical questioning
of uncertainty.-French philosopher GabrielMarcel(1889 – 1973). Philosophical questions is not
really a futile(useless) questions but there is a value in philosophizing- Thus, while diminishing our
feelings of certainty, it greatly increases our knowledge as to what they may be; removes arrogant
dogmatism; it keeps alive our senses of wonder.(Bertrand Russel, Problem of Philosophy, p. 242
-243)

Exercises: (write on a separate sheet of paper)

1. List down 5 personal questions and 5 philosophical questions (your own not found in these activity)

2. List down the reason or benefit of philosophical question

Classify the following questions below by checking the appropriate box Persona Philosophical
l
1. What is the square root of 64?
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2. What happens after death?
3. What is matter?
4. What is the meaning of life?
5. What is truth?
6. Are you lying?
7. What makes an action moral?
8. Is there life after death

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY GRADE 11

Quarter

Week

Day

Activity No.

Competency:

Realize the value of doing philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective in life ( ppt11-Ib-1.2)

Objective

Realize the value of doing philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective in life

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Designation T -II Division Bohol
Contact No 09174973136 Email nacarup@gmail.com
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
Topic

Doing Philosophy

Materials

Pen, Paper

Reference

Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person Brenda Corpus et al

Copyrights

For classroom use only

Concept Notes:
Let us reflect on the following words of Bernard Russell:
The value of philosophy is, in fact, to be sought

Pagsasanay:

1. Gaano kahalaga ang kapaligiran o katangiang pisikal ng isang bansa sa pamumuhay ng mga
tao?
2. Paano nabuo at umunlad ang Kabihasnang Asyano?

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Designation T -II Division Bohol
Contact No 09174973136 Email nacarup@gmail.com
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

Prepared By RAY HOPE P. PURACAN School Hinlayagan National High School

Designation T -II Division Bohol
Contact No 09174973136 Email nacarup@gmail.com