PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON

MISSION, VISION
COURSE DESCRIPTION,
INTRODUCTION ETC.

QUEZON CITY POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

BATASAN CAMPUS 2017-2018
Prof Fabian T. Avila, Jr.
PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON
QCPU VISION
The constituents of the Philippines as
a whole, while starting in Quezon
City, in particular enjoy the
good life mainly as a
result of their native
talent, gained wisdom
and hard work.
QCPU MISSION
To provide education that will
awaken full understanding
of the essence of the natural
resources of the country, and
the potentials of the human
resources of the nation.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
• Philosophy of Man covers questions and
issues concerning man as an existent
being. The discussions revolve
around the triadic structures of his
phenomenological experience: his
relationship with himself, with others
and the Absolute Thou with
emphasis on the Filipino in the
context of his culture and society.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the students
should be able to:
• Appraise the body and soul relationship
and discuss its existential implications.
• Show concern to others as a result of
one’s existential connectedness with
fellow human beings.
• Use material resources with care
and limits so the others are not
deprived.
• Assume a stance against the social
and technological apparatuses
as a strategic mechanisms of
dehumanizations.
• Demonstrate a meaningful
tolerance to one’s uniqueness
and existential complexities.
• Support love of nature inspired by
man’s natural unity with the
cosmos.
• Commit and assume responsibility
to the concept of death and the
Absolute.
• Be able to use the available tools to
develop his ability to think and
capacity to reason out.
• To fully understand the contemporary
definition of philosophy and its uses
for the development of his person.
• To become an abled philosophers who
will become logical in the
presentation of his concepts and
ideas.
• Be able to understand the theories and
concepts of philosophy and use
them as the stepping stones to
develop their mind and intellect.
• To have a gut to question everything for
them to have something in their
mind.
• To acquire necessary qualities to
become a critical thinker.
INTRODUCTION
• Why do I really want in life? What
makes me happy and
feeling fulfilled? People keep
busy groping for some
answers what they think can
satisfy them. This is your first
step to a meaningful life.
• Some people believe that their
goals, dreams and ambitions can
shape one to be happy.
• Some also believe that aspiring for
medals, recognitions, trophies,
power, fame, glories make them
feel fulfilled. Why is it that after
achieving those things mentioned,
there is still that feeling of
emptiness?
Is it because we have not acquired
much what we want in life?
Achievements may lead one to
become fulfilled and happy in
life only when he perceived as
means and not as ends-in-
themselves.
• What is man? Our main objective is
to understand him. Understanding
man is to believe in his nature that
he is capable of living a meaningful
life. Why should we insist that man
should live a meaningful life? How
should man live with it? The
meaning of life is far greater than
that of his own personal
achievements.
• You can be nurse, a lawyer,
doctor, an engineer or
anything that life can offer, but
have I come to realize what it
is to be a nurse, a lawyer, a
doctor or an engineer? All of
these are nonsense and
gibberish if he has not found
the meaning of life.
• To find the meaning of life is to
shape one’s own life. That will
give you a sense of fulfillment
and direction as an individual
person, as a man. Searching for
the meaning of life is finding the
purpose for which you are meant
for.
• It is a lifetime journey; and you do
not travel alone – you’ll be
travelling with you, with me,
with him and with them. And
this makes our journey
significant for together we
search the purpose for which
we are meant in our/his life.
• Searching for the meaning of life
is not searching for the
meaning of life in general but
rather the specific meaning of
a person’s life at a given
moment (Victor).
• And in the process, achieving our
end.
• Every day is not a happy day, a sad
day. In times of happiness and
sorrow, in pain and pleasure, in
joy and sadness there is always a
reason for which everyone has to
know and find. And once able to
find the reason of these moments,
these sad days and happy days will
be the most meaningful days of his
life.
• “A single meaningful day is
worth living than a
thousand sad days”. It
does not matter how
long you’ll live but how
you live every single
moment of your life.
• As long as a man lives, he
should exist with a sense
of purpose. And this life is
the journey towards in
search of something. It is
actually a journey inward.
• So long enjoy your trip. May this
humble effort of mine will be
able to contribute to each and
every one of you for the search
of true meaning of life or
understand what makes life
worth living and on the process
achieving your end which
is………..
liberation of yourselves
from the
bondage of
ignorance.
THANK YOU
FOR
LISTENING ! ! !