It is from Greek, by way of Latin, philosophia,

"love of wisdom," the critical examination of

the grounds for fundamental beliefs and an
analysis of the basic concepts employed in the
expression of such beliefs.

Someone who pursues knowledge for

Filipinos “Pilosopo” is used to refer to a
sage or wise man but it can be sometimes a
word used to refer someone being a
“Smarty Aleck.”

It is an overall vision of or attitude

toward life and the purpose of life.

In philosophy, being means the existence of a

thing. Anything that exists has
being. Ontology is the branch of philosophy
that studies being. Being is a concept
encompassing objective and subjective
features of reality and existence.
 FILIPINO
PHILOSOPHY
 It is the attitude,
It is the critical worldview, and notion of the
natural citizens of the
examination of the
Philippines towards the day-to-
grounds for fundamental day experiences in life, religion,
beliefs of Filipinos and an communication, survival,
analysis of the basic interrelationship with people
concepts employed in the and intra-relationship with his
expression of the Filipino sakop or to oneself – the “I,”
Worldviews. and the uplifting of one’s soul –
the Filipino being.

It is the soul of Filipinos having “other-orientedness-centered-on-affinity-and environment-self,”

and feelings towards realities and illusions in life and one’s entity that is obviously evident in his
endurance to be with his society, live the religious-spiritual aspects imposed and expected of him, and
live-out the culture he/she has acquired from his ancestors and his current environment.
 RELIGION
(Animism, Christianity, Islam)

HISTORY & LANGUAGE

ANTHROPOLOGY OF &
THE PHILIPPINES GEOGRAPHY

(Education/Media/Society)

(Psychology, Sociology, Religious Formations)

 It is more of a Philosophy of Life
than a Philosophy of Being

It is Practical and Socio-ethical It is Concrete rather

rather than Theoretical and
Cognitive
than Abstract

It is more Theoretical and It is Metaphorical

Functional rather than
Literal
rather than Literal

It is Personal rather It is more Theological

than Impersonal than Scientific
It tends to be Particular
rather than Universal
 Filipino philosophy of life intertwined with people’s literature and oral tradition.

 Reflecting their cultural heritage, the Filipino way of life, philosophical perceptions, aspirations, values,
convictions, beliefs, and their way of doing things together, bears the past and is the life of the past in
the present.
 HEROES AND HEROINES
 The lives, works, and writing of our heroes and heroines, and local poets contribute to
philosophy.
 Jose Rizal, Apolinario Mabini, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Graciano
Lopez Jaena, Manuel L. Quezon, and Ninoy Aquino are the contributors from which we may
draw indigenous thoughts and values.
 However, the works of our heroes have not been fully explored so Dr. Rolando Gripaldo unfolds
the works of our national heroes to explore more about Filipino thought.
  SCHOLARS AND WRITERS
 Fr. Leonardo Mercado’s books attempt to uncover hidden patterns of Filipino thought from
words and expressions taken from the Philippine dialects.
 Fr. Alejo of the Society of Jesus also discerns the multiple meanings of loob to explicitate the
inner core of the Filipino personality.

 Myths, legends, parables, poems, epics, songs, beliefs, riddles, rituals, customs, folkways, native
dances, precepts, aphorisms, proverbs, fables, novels, plays, and maxims also contribute as source of
Filipino thought.
 OLD FOLKTALES
 Old folks have mastered the art of life and survival through inherent skills and talents; hence
why they have a lot to share about their own reflections on the mystery of human existence.
 But there also prayers, pasyon, komedia, duplo, senakulo, dula, balagtasan, and bukanegan that mirror
the life experiences and thoughts of the people
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https://prezi.com/Iszovh4qigaj/characteristic-of-filipino-philosophy/

http://www.lifestudies.org/lifestudies.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being

https://ourhappyschool.com/religion/taoism-basic-terms-and-concepts

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