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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN INTRODUCTION TO THE
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Lesson 3
PRACTICE TASKS
A.
1. Appeal to emotion
2. Appeal to emotion
3. Appeal to force
4. Cause – and – effect
5. Cause – and – effect
B.
Passage of Death Penalty
Nobody has control over death. As a punishment for his awful actions,
the state imposed capital punishment or the death penalty on a criminal
considered unworthy to live. The death sentence has been in place since the
beginning of the Spanish era, during the Martial Law period, and under the
administrations of Fidel Ramos and Estrada. The death sentence should not be
used in the Philippines because the judicial system is flawed and it contradicts
Catholic beliefs. The judicial system in the Philippines is very slow. Authority,
money, influence, and fraud could sway the judicial system. Majority of the
cases would result in wrongfully convicting innocent people. This leads
innocent people to die without having the chance of parole and their freedom.
Because it contradicts Catholic beliefs, the death sentence should not be
enacted in the Philippines. The Catholic Church opposes the death penalty.
Last year, Pope Francis himself appealed to all Catholics to assist in the
abolition of the death sentence. The Catholic Church opposes capital
punishment because it believes in the sanctity of human life. They are pro-life
since the offender's death is not in their hands, but in God's. Life
imprisonment, rather than capital punishment, has been shown to be a more
adequate solution for keeping the culprit alive while not threatening public
safety
No individual deserves to die as a result of his crime; life imprisonment is
a better way to punish a criminal. There would be much too many issues if
capital punishment were used. Innocent people would perish as a result of the
legal system's carelessness in handling the case and their inability to defend
themselves effectively. As a Catholic nation, we do not agree that the death
penalty provides justice. Only the Lord, according to Catholics, can decide a
man's fate. The death penalty should not be implemented in the country since
it contradicts Catholic teachings and the criminal justice system is flawed.
REFLECTION
How will knowing truth help us become more wise and discerning
individuals in various situations in our life?
 Knowing the truth would help us become wiser and more discerning
people by teaching us numerous things. If you know the truth, you will
be able to make good decisions. Furthermore, truth is important in
everything we do. If we are not honest with our work, it will have a
negative impact on us in the long term. We are told several times that it
is important to tell the truth — to express our true feelings, thoughts,
and perceptions. We don't want to be emotionally dependent, hiding our
actual feelings to protect or appease others. In a society of emotional
dishonesty and untrustworthiness, intimacy cannot thrive. Seeking truth
entails looking for a factual knowledge or the truth of something.
EVALUATION
A.
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
B.
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN INTRODUCTION TO THE
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Lesson 4
PRACTICE TASKS
A.
1. PB
2. BS
3. BS
4. PB
5. PB
B.
Philosopher Idea of Body and Soul
Plato According to this theory, any soul is
individual and immortal and is born many times.
Its union with a body is called 'birth' and its
separation from it 'death'. Therefore, the soul not
only survives after death, but also exists before
birth.
Aristotle A soul, Aristotle says, is “the actuality of a
body that has life,” where life means the capacity
for self-sustenance, growth, and reproduction. If
one regards a living substance as a composite of
matter and form, then the soul is the form of a
natural—or, as Aristotle sometimes says, organic
—body.
Rene Descartes Descartes considered the body and the
soul to be ontologically separate but interacting
entities, each with its own particular attributes.
He then sought to specify both their mode and
site of interaction; the latter he deduced to be the
pineal gland.
Gabriel Marcel Marcel argued that people's relationships
to their own bodies are not one of typical
“ownership,” and so the fact of human
embodiment presents a difficult for any
philosophy, such as Cartesianism, that wishes to
place the fact of embodiment in doubt.
REFELECTION
1. I learned that an embodied spirit refers to

 When we say “embodied spirit” we mean that the body is not separate
from the soul, just as the soul is not separate from the body. It’s the spirit or
soul inside us that makes us whole or human being.
2. I realized that I cannot do everything as a human being because

 Of limitations, as human being we have our strength and weaknesses.
There are things that we can do and we cannot. In every action that we will
take there will always be a reason and a consequence of it. As human being we
have feelings, we can feel it so we must set our limits.
3. Despite my bodily limitations, I learned that I can surpass my limits by

 By continuing to learn and putting you in situations and with people
where you can learn and grow in a variety of capacities. Nobody knows what
their limits are until they are put to the test. So, don't be scared of a challenge
(especially a mental one), and view failure as a stepping stone to achievement.
EVALUATION
A.
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
B.
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C

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2. I realized that I cannot do everything as a human being because

3. Despite my bodily limitations, I learned that I can surpass my limits by

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