Introduction to Philosophy

1. HUMAN PERSON IN SOCIETY &
HUMAN PERSON ARE
ORIENTED TOWARD THEIR
IMPENDING DEATH
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
PREPARED BY PROF. GUILLERMO NIKUS A. TELAN

2. CONTINUATION..
Forms of Societies
1. Medieval Period (500-1500 CE)
- Feudalism- a way of life
- Church was the strongest single influence in Europe
Center is FAITH (St. Anselm : I do not seek insight of
Reason in order to believe. I believe in order to gain insight)
- FAITH & REASON

3. CONTINUATION..
Forms of Societies
2. Modern Period (1500-1800 CE)
- Modern Philosophy-attack on the rejection of Middle Age
- Protestant ethic & modern capitalism
- Experimentation, observation & application of Math & science
set the standards for philosophic inquiry.
- rationalism- view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge"
- naturalism- "idea or belief that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual)
laws and forces operate in the world."

4. CONTINUATION..
Forms of Societies
2. Modern Period (1500-1800 CE)
- Age of Empiricism-the view that the origin of all knowledge is sense
experience and sensory perception)
- Humanism- prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over
acceptance of dogma or superstition
Critical Idealism- humanity's nature is the real
creator of humanity's world

5. CONTINUATION..
Forms of Societies
3. GLOBALIZATION & TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
-multilateral interactions among global system
- Introduction to invention- Industrial Revolution
- IR-changed people’s way of life
- AI-Artificial Intelligence-smarter than people
- The science & engineering of making intelligent machines
- Society is influenced by technology

6. CONTINUATION..
Forms of Societies
3. GLOBALIZATION & TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
Modern technology has sacrificed humanity & world together
leading to their destruction
Science & Technology is not a single phenomenon. On the
Other hand they have become ideology

7. Martin Heidegger
Heidegger begins "The Question Concerning
Technology" by examining the relationship between
humans and technology, a relationship Heidegger calls
a "free relationship". If this relationship is free, it
"opens our human existence to the essence of
technology". This essence of technology, however, has
nothing to do with technology. Rather, as Heidegger
suggests, "the essence of a thing is considered to be
what the thing is".
Heidegger examines two definitions of technology.
Firstly, he offers that "technology is a means to an end".
Secondly, he proposes that "technology is a human
activity"

8. HUMAN PERSON ARE ORIENTED TOWARD
THEIR IMPENDING DEATH

9. HUMAN PERSON ARE
ORIENTED TOWARD THEIR
IMPENDING DEATH

10. SOCRATES
-research & teaching (work of the school)
-2 different ways of teaching:
a. Expository method- answers the students direct or implied
question( fills the void ignorance w/ info)
b. Socratic Method (tutorial) – to assess by question & to set
him problems (reduce, criticize the solutions)

11. SOCRATES Happiness

12. PLATO Contemplation
Is very important in life of humanity because this is
only available means for man to be free of his space
confinement- truth

13. PLATO Is the source of endless
trouble to us.
- Causes us turmoil &
confusion of inquiries.
- To see the TRUTH we
must quit the body
DEATH
- PURE KNOWLEDGE

14. ARISTOTLE Realizing Your Potential

15. death involves reflection on its significance in one's life
thinking about the larger values that give life its meaning in the end
death only to the point that it frees us
death show us our living fears
Death and its concept are
absolutely empty. No picture comes
to mind.

16. The fear of death follows from the
fear of life. A man who lives fully is
prepared to die at any time.