Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE

Introduction to the
Philosophy of the
Human Person
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
The Human Person
in the Environment
MELC: Notice things that are not in their proper place
and organize them in an aesthetic way (PPT11/12-Ii-4.1)
MELC: Show that care for the environment contributes
to health and sustainable development (PPT11/12-Ii-4.2)
MELC: Demonstrate the virtues of prudence and
frugality towards environments (PPT11/12-Ij-4.3)

Prepared by:
ELIZABETH O. MABUTI
SHS Teacher III
Sta. Rosa National High School

DANIEL C. OBRERO
SHS Teacher I
Bingao National High School
Introduction the Philosophy of the Human Person - Grade 11/12
Quarter 1 – Module 4: The Human Person in the Environment

First Edition, 2020

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11/12
Introduction to
the Philosophy
of the Human
Person
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
The Human Person in the
Environment
Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person 11/12

Module on The Human Person in the Environment. This module was collaboratively
designed, developed and reviewed by educators both from public and private
institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Note to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that will help you in
guiding the learners

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. Please note that Lesson 4 will have to be done for 2 weeks. You also need to
keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they
do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Module

on The Human Person in the Environment. This module was designed to provide you
with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided and independent learning at your
own pace and time. Lesson 4 will be for 2 weeks. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies
to Know you are expected to learn in the module.
What I This part includes an activity that aims to check what
Know you already know about the lesson to take. If you get
all the answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip
this module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link the

current lesson with the previous one.

Whats New In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to

you in various ways such as a story, a song, a poem,
a problem opener, an activity or a situation.

What is it This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson.

This aims to help you discover and understand new
concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent practice to

solidify your understanding and skills of the topic.
You may check the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.

What I have This includes questions or blank sentence/paragraph

Learned to be filled in to process what you learned from the
lesson.

What I Can This section provides an activity which will help you
Do transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

mastery in achieving the learning competency.

Additional In this portion, another activity will be given to you to

Activities enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

This is a list of all sources used in developing this

References module.
The following are some reminders in using this module:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone. We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master distinguishing a holistic perspective from a partial point of view. This module
will develop you to become lover of wisdom and will understand the importance of
having a holistic perspective in coping with the 21st century challenges. The scope
of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course.

The module contains one lesson namely:

 Lesson 4 – The Human Person in the Environment

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Notice things that are not in their proper place and organize them in an
aesthetic way (PPT11/12-Ii-4.1)
2. Show that care for the environment contributes to health and sustainable
development (PPT11/12-Ii-4.2)
3. Demonstrate the virtues of prudence and frugality towards
environments (PPT11/12-Ij-4.3)

What I Know
Activity 17: Sure Ka Na Ba?
Direction: Good day learners! Congratulations on making it this far in Introduction
to the Philosophy of the Human Person. We continue now with the next topic at hand,
the Human Person in their Environment. Before we start with this part 4 module, let
us check what you already know about our new lesson by answering the following
statements below. Write your answers in your activity notebook. Write the letter only.

1. It believes that humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
A. Ecocentrism
B. Biocentrism
C. Panthocentrism
D. Anthropocentrism

2. A science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things
and their environments.
A. Ecology
B. Anthropocentrism
C. Ecocentrism
D. Ecofeminism

3. It is the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with
the environment and its non-human contents.
A. Environmental Philosophy
B. Environment
C. Ecology
D. All of the above

4. The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural

forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and
growth as well as of danger and damage.
A. Ecology
B. Society
C. Natural Resources
D. Environment

5. It is a change in global or regional climate patterns.

A. Environmental Change
B. Gradual Change
C. Climate Change
D. Climatic Change
Lesson The Human Person in the
4 Environment
“What is the world made of?”, “How did the world come into being?”,
and “How can we explain the process of change?” were philosophical
questions already brought up approximately 600 B.C.E. in the Western Ionian
seaport town of Miletus across the Aegean Sea from Athens, Greece. Because
Ionia was a meeting place between the East and West, Greek philosophy may
have Oriental as well as Egyptian and Babylonian influences. In both East
and west, philosophers were asking questions about the universe we live in
and our place in it. Eastern sages probed nature’s depths intuitively through
the eyes of spiritual sages, while Greek thinkers viewed nature through the
cognitive and scientific eyes (Price 2000).
A living being that contains a real and
existing power to direct its own development
toward fulfillment through perfect,
unconditional, and infinite truth, love, goodness,
beauty, and unity, and will do so if all the proper
conditions are met.

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Environment
 The sum total of all surroundings of a living
organism, including natural forces and other
living things, which provide conditions for
development and growth as well as of danger and
damage.
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Environmental Philosophy
 “Is the discipline that studies the moral
relationship of human beings with the
environment and its non-human contents”
 “Philosophers believe that the human person
has the ability to change the environment to suit
his purposes”

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What’s In
Activity 18: Daily Routine Analysis
Direction: On your Introduction to the Philosophy activity notebook, list the things
you did the whole day today. Follow the format below.

What are the products that What are the things that you
you used? bought?
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
_____________________ _____________

What are the things that you

threw away? Which among these do you
think had an impact on
___________________________ the environment?
___________________________
___________________________ ________________________
___________________________ ________________________
___________________________ ________________________
___________________________ ________________________
_______ ________________________
________________________

Which has negative/positive What can you do to protect

impact? and preserve the
environment in which we
___________________________ live?
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
___________________________ __________________________
____________ _________
Note the Teachers
The teacher must consider the prerequisite skills needed in
the development of this competency including the schema or
background knowledge which may reinforce learning. This module
will help the learners bridge the gap of learning to attain mastery
of the lesson in its spiral progression.

What is New

ANTHROPOCENTRIC MODEL

“Humans are superior and central to the

universe, thus it is human centered”
Philosophical viewpoint arguing that human
beings are the central or most significant entities in
the world and they are free to transform nature and
use its resources.

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ECOCENTRIC/BIOCENTRIC MODEL

Believes that humans are not the only

significant species on the planet, and that all
other organisms have inherent value and should
be protected. This view advocates ethical
treatment of animals.

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The ecological or relational integrity of the humans
provides meaning of our morals and values and it is
nature centered. Devoted to preserving the totality of
earth’s biodiversity and the functioning of it’s life-
supporting system.

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WHICH VIEW DO YOU SUPPORT?

VS

What is It
Environmental Philosophy

Environmental philosophy is the discipline that studies the moral

relationships of human beings with the environment and its non-human contents.
Philosophers believe that the human person has the ability to change the
environment to suit his purposes. It will enable them to become aware of their
relationship and its related issues in our society and their impact on the lives of
human persons.
“What is the world made of?” “How did the world come into being?” and “How
can we explain the process of change?” were philosophical questions already
brought up approximately 600 B.C.E. (before the common era) in the Western lonian
seaport town of Miletus across the Aegean Sea from Athens, Greece.
The speculation of the pre-Socratic philosophers represents a paradigm
shift- a change from mythical explanation of the origins of the cosmos to a more
rational explanation. Eastern sages probed nature’s depths intuitively through the
eyes of spiritual sages which Greek thinkers viewed nature through cognitive and
scientific eyes (Price 2000). These thinkers were looking for the underlying laws of
nature. They wanted to understand the processes of nature by studying nature itself,
not by listening to the stories about the gods.

What’s More

Activity 19: Thinking It Over

Direction: After going through the lesson, think of ways on how you could preserve
or take care of the environment. Draw your concept on how you can take care of the
environment and post it in Facebook wall.

What I have Learned

Time to Reflect!
Here are the important lessons you learned in this last part of this module:

 Human person has the ability to change the environment to suit his
purposes.
 Humans are superior and central to the universe, thus the universe is
human centered.
 Humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
 The ecological or relational integrity of the humans provides meaning of
our morals and values and it is nature centered.

What I Can Do

Activity 20: Show You Care!

Choose a certain area in your home or community in which you can plant and
beautify for the whole school year. This simply show your care for the environment
in which you live. Document your output through a video clip or pictures with
captions.
Assessment

Direction. Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answers on your activity notebook.

1. The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces
and other living things, which provide conditions for development and growth
as well as of danger and damage.
A. Environment C. Society
B. Natural Resource D. Ecology

2. It believes that humans are not the only significant species on the planet.
A. Ecocentrism C. Anthropocentrism
B. Panthocentrism D. Biocentrism

3. A science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things and
their environments.
A. Ecology C. Ecocentrism
B. Anthropocentrism D. Ecofeminism

4. It is the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with
the environment and its non-human contents.
A. Environmental Philosophy
B. Environment
C. Ecology
D. All of the above

5. It is a change in global or regional climate patterns.

A. Environmental Change
B. Gradual Change
C. Climate Change
D. Climatic Change

6. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?

A. It can be available anywhere.
B. It is the source of life.
C. It can produce products that provide medicinal value.
D. It is made up of consumers and producers.

7. In which of the following scenarios is prudence demonstrated?

A. Ordering food that you can consume
B. Searching assignment answers over the internet
C. Keeping the lights on all day
D. Being friendly to ne
8. What may be a sign of an environmental disorder?
A. Lack of material things
B. Lack of resources
C. Lack of friends
D. Lack of space

9. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?

A. basket of unwashed dirty clothes
B. house with no single plant
C. A garden with dying plants
D. A library with a small number of books

10. Philosophers believe that the human person has the ability to change the
environment to suit his purposes.
A. Environment
B. Environmental Philosophy
C. Ecology
D. All of the above

Congratulations!
You have completed your journey in this module.
You did a great job! Keep up the good work!