Lesson 4 Philo
Lesson 4 Philo
ENVIRONMENT
Objectives
1.Notice disorder in an environment;
2.Notice things that are not in their proper place
and organize them in an aesthetic way;
3.Show that care for the environment contributes
to health, well-being and sustainable development;
4.Demonstrate the virtues of prudence and
frugality towards environments.
LESSON 3
THE HUMAN
PERSON
ENVIRON in the
presents
This lesson will serve as a guide in making probe
into a distinct frame about gaining valuable
insights regarding the human person in the
environment, to demonstrate the virtues of
prudence and frugality towards our environment
as well as to appreciate the beauty of nature.
LESSON 4
KNOWLED
GAUG
GE (Initial)
KNOWLEDG
What are the
GAUG
E examples of
E disorders that
are present
in our
environment
nowadays?
KNOWLEDG
GAUG
E How do you
E show your
care for the
environment?
KNOWLEDG Does environment,
GAUG
E health, well being
and sustainable
E development are
related with each
other?
In what way?
KNOWLEDG
How do you
GAUG
E demonstrate the
E virtues of
prudence and
frugality towards
environments?
INTRODUCTI
INTRODUCTIO
N
(The Human Person in the Environment)
Ecological positioning occurs in the past, present and future and their
environmental settings with regards to our identification, relation and
attachment in, about,
with or for various nature (Payne, 2009)
INTRODUCTIO
N
(The Human Person in the Environment)
War Poverty
Devastation brought
by Yolanda and Ondoy Soil Erosion
Destruction of Property
Notice Things that Are not in Their
Proper Place and Organize Them in an
AESTHETIC WAY
ANCIENT
THINKERS He is a pre-Socratic Greek
philosopher and student of
Thales who believed the
universal substance to be
infinity rather than something
resembling ordinary objects.
(611-547 BC)
ANAXIMANDER
ANCIENT
THINKERS Anaximander employed the term
“boundless” to convey the further
thought that nature is
indeterminate-boundless in the
sense that no boundaries between
warm and cold or the moist and
dry regions are originally present
ANAXIMANDER within it.
ANCIENT
THINKERS According to his sketch of the
genesis of the world (cosmogony),
the evolution
of the world begins with the
generation of opposites in a certain
region of nature: a portion of the
boundless first differentiates itself
into a cold-moist mass surrounded by
a roughly spherical shell of the
ANAXIMANDER warm-dry.
ANCIENT
THINKERS Once the warm-dry has been
separated out, surrounding the
cold-moist, it begins to
evaporate the moisture of the
latter and this process forms a
vaporous atmosphere.
ANAXIMANDER
ANCIENT
THINKERS Eventually, the expanding vapor
or steam burst the enclosing
fiery shells into rings and
rushing outward envelopes
them.
The opposite forces caused an
imbalance that necessitated their
ANAXIMANDER ultimate destruction.
ANCIENT
THINKERS What appear to us as heavenly
bodies are in reality parts of the
fiery rings that we glimpse through
openings left in their steamy,
vaporous envelopes. The
revolution of the stars, sun and the
moon around the central earth is in
reality the rotation of the vapor-
ANAXIMANDER envelope rings of fire.
ANCIENT
THINKERS Greek philosopher and
mathematician who proved
the Pythagorean theorem;
considered to be the first
true mathematician.
(circa 580-500 BC)
PYTHAGORAS
ANCIENT
THINKERS He describe the
universe as living
embodiment of
nature’s order,
harmony and beauty.
PYTHAGORAS
ANCIENT
THINKERS He sees our relationship with the
universe involving biophilia
(love of other living things) and
cosmophilia
(love of other living beings).
Perhaps, we could consider the
early him as an ecologist.
PYTHAGORAS
ANCIENT
Chinese Cosmic
THINKERS
Conception It is based on the
assumption that all that
happens in the universe is
a continuous whole like a
chain of natural
consequences.
ANCIENT
Chinese Cosmic
THINKERS
Conception All events in the
universe follows a
transitional process
due to the primeval
pair, the yang and the
yin.
ANCIENT
Chinese Cosmic
THINKERS
Conception
The universe does
not proceed onward
but revolves without
beginning or end.
ANCIENT
Chinese Cosmic
THINKERS
Conception
Human beings’
happiness lies in the
conformity with
tao (nature); the wise,
therefore conforms with
tao and is happy.
MODERN
THINKERS
He is an influential
German idealist
philosopher (1724-
1804)
IMMANUEL KANT
MODERN
THINKERS In his third critique
(Critique of Judgment)
he express that beauty
is ultimately a symbol of morality.
According to him,
we must ignore any practical
motives or inclination that we have
and instead contemplate the object
without being distracted by our
IMMANUEL KANT desires.
MODERN
THINKERS For instance, one should not be
tempted to plunge into the water in
a seascape portrait. In a sense,
therefore, the stance that we take
forward the beautiful object is
similar to that which we take toward
other human being when we are
properly respectful of their dignity.
IMMANUEL KANT
MODERN
THINKERS The beautiful encourage us to believe that
nature and humanity are part of an even
bigger design. Kant believes that the
orderliness of nature and the harmony of
nature with our faculties guide us toward a
deeper religious perspective. This vision
of the world is not limited to knowledge
and freedom or even to faith, in the
ordinary sense of the term. It is a sense of
cosmic harmony.
IMMANUEL KANT
MODERN
THINKERS
DEEP ECOLOGY
For this theory, ecological crisis is an outcome of anthropocentrism.
Controlling the attitude of humankind is extended to nature when in fact,
humanity is part of nature.
Deep ecologist encourage humanity to shift to Ecocentrism.
CARE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL ECOLOGY
For this theory, ecological crisis results from authoritarian social structures. Destroying
nature is a reflection wherein few people overpower others while exploiting the
environment for profit and self-interest. Social Ecologist call for small scale societies,
which recognize that humanity is linked with the well-being of the natural
world in which human life depends.
CARE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT
ECOFEMINISM
For theory argues that ecological crisis is a consequence of male dominance. In this
view, whatever is superior is entitled to inferior.
Male traits as in the anthropocentric model as superior as opposed to female traits as
in the ecocentric model. Domination works by forcing the other to conform to what is
superior.
Demonstrate the Virtues
of Prudence and Frugality towards
ENVIRONMENT
CARE FOR THE
ERICHENVIRONMENT
FROMM, in line with this area proposed a new society that should
encourage the emergence of a new human being that will foster prudence and
modernization or frugality towards the environment. The following are the functions
of the society.
1. The willingness to
give up all forms of
having, in order to fully
be.
CARE FOR THE
ERICHENVIRONMENT
FROMM, in line with this area proposed a new society that should
encourage the emergence of a new human being that will foster prudence and
modernization or frugality towards the environment. The following are the functions
of the society.
2. Being fully
present where is
one.
CARE FOR THE
ERICHENVIRONMENT
FROMM, in line with this area proposed a new society that should
encourage the emergence of a new human being that will foster prudence and
modernization or frugality towards the environment. The following are the functions
of the society.
3. Trying to reduce
greed, hate and
illusion as much as
one is capable.
CARE FOR THE
ERICHENVIRONMENT
FROMM, in line with this area proposed a new society that should
encourage the emergence of a new human being that will foster prudence and
modernization or frugality towards the environment. The following are the functions
of the society.
KNOWLED
GAUG
GE (Final)
KNOWLEDG
What are the
GAUG
E examples of
E disorders that
are present
in our
environment
nowadays?
KNOWLEDG
GAUG
E How do you
E show your
care for the
environment?
KNOWLEDG Does environment,
GAUG
E health, well being
and sustainable
E development are
related with each
other?
In what way?
KNOWLEDG
How do you
GAUG
E demonstrate the
E virtues of
prudence and
frugality towards
environments?
References and Materials Used
Books
• Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person by:
Christine Carmela R. Ramos, Ph.D. (Published and
Distributed by REX Book Store, Manila, Philippines)
Other Sources
• merriam-webster.com
• en.wikipedia.org
Graphics
• Cars-Disney Pixar
• Images from google.com
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