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TEAMWORK
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VISION UM Tagum College envisions to be a reputable non-sectarian
institution recognized for its integrative education responsive to the
needs of communities.
MISSION-To provide a culturally responsive learning environment
through quality instruction, research and extension.
GOALS
1. To offer academic programs that meet national and international
standards.
2. To produce graduates who are competent, innovative and ethical
members of society.
3. To harness dedicated and competent human resources responsive
to the pursuit of quality services.
4. To provide modern facilities to support instruction, research and
extension
5. To contribute to the improvement of the life through research.
6. To implement extension services that will empower members of the
community.
Philosop
Why should we studyhy
Philosophy?
Division of Ethics
ETHICS
GENERAL
ETHICS
APPLIED
ETHCS
INDIVIDUAL ETHICS
SOCIAL ETHICS
Family
State
Church
Societal Concerns
Human Existence
What is human existence?
How sure is man that he exists?
Rene Descartes(1956-1650) 17 th century
Cogito, Ergo Sum, I think, therefore I exist.
Consciousness-total presence to oneself.
Some Human Existential Experiences
1.The experience of the good
2.The experience of the beautiful
3.The experience of love
Norms of Morality
1.It must not be subject to change
2.It must be accessible to all
3.It must be universal
4.It must apply to all conditions of life
5.It must be a single standard.
Ten Commandments
I.I the Lord your God, thou shall not have other gods before
me.
II. You shall not take
the name of God in vain.
III. Remember to keep Holy the Sabbath day.
IV. Honor your father and your mother
V. Thou shall not kill
VI. Thou shall not commit adultery
VII. Thou shall not steal
VIII. Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
IX. Thou shall not covet your neighbors wife
X. Thou shall not covet your neighbors good.
Social Philosophy/
Value Formation
An Invitation to Responsible-Ethical Thinking
Introduction
Entering the World of Philosophy
What is Social Philosophy?
What is Value Formation?
The Books Paradigm
Our Two-Fold Approach
Some of these
classical questions
include:
What is reality?
How do we arrive at a
correct way of
reasoning?
Is there life after
death?
Does God exists?
Social Philosophy
There are two concepts
should be studied and
magnified: the society and
the individual.
Value Formation
This would make sense of
what is valuable, important,
useful, right, just and
practical.
Presuppositions:
1.The process of
estimation/evaluation
2.A hierarchy of values
1. Metaphysics
2. Philosophy of the
human person
3. Moral philosophy
4. Philosophy between
the individual and
society
PART ONEHISTORICAL
APPROACH
1.CLASSICAL ANCIENT
PHILOSOPHY
Module1 Plato
Module2-Aristotle
2.MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Module3-St.Augustine
3.MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Module4-John Locke
Module5-Jeremy Bentham
Module6-Soren Kierkegaard
POST MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Module7-Michael Foucault
Module8-Hans Gorge Gadamer
PART TWOTHEMATIC
APPROACH
DEMOCRACY
CLASSICAL-ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Plato and Aristotle stand as pillars of Ancient
Philosophy. Their teachings and philosophical
discussions serve as fertile grounds upon which
various philosophical traditions emerged and
developed.
Plato introduced the idea that philosophy should
aim for the unchanging truths.
He underlined the necessity of directing the mind
to contemplation on the perfect world of ideas.
Aristole- individual should develop a kind of
practical wisdom - a perspective shaped by ones
learning and insights from actual experiences.
PLATO
(427-347 B.C.E.)
Socrates: Know Thyself and Virtue is knowledge.
Meaning: He must express such concept in his
actions.
Platos understanding of the real world.
The Real World of Forms/ Ideas
Is the real world
Ideal/Ethical Life:
In the Human Person and the Society
BODY
SOUL
STATE
Head
Reason
Philosopher
Chest
Will
Soldiers
Abdomen Appetite
Labourers
VIRTUE
Wisdom
Courage
Temperature