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    The document outlines a module on methods of philosophizing. It discusses key questions around distinguishing truth from opinion and how methods of philosophizing lead to wisdom. It provides examples of philosophical methods like rationalism, empiricism, phenomenology and the Socratic method. It also differentiates between philosophical lenses and methods as procedural versus substantive approaches. Students are assigned an active learning activity applying different methods to topics like freedom, morality and human-environment relationships to gain diverging philosophical insights.

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    MODULE 6: METHODS OF PHILOSOPHIZING

    I. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

    HOW DOES ONE EVALUATE AND DISTINGUISH TRUTH FROM OPINION?

    a. What are the values methods of philosophizing?


    b. How do these methods of philosophizing lead us to wisdom?

    II. LEARNING COMPETENCIES

    1. Realize that the methods of philosophy lead to wisdom and truth.

    III. REQUIRED VIEWING

    Understanding Phenomenology- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5geMLe5tbM

    Rationalism vs Empiricism- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1g8wjsEQyw

    IV. REQUIRED READING

    Chapter 2 of the reference book.

    V. LEARNING CONTENTS

    What do we mean by methods of philosophizing?


    - Methods of philosophizing refer to various procedural ways on doing philosophy.
    - At its core, methods of philosophizing refer to epistemology or the branch of philosophy that
    deals with the nature and the various way we can attain knowledge or the truth.

    What are some of the examples of methods of philosophizing?

    - Some of these methods are the following:


    1. Socratic Method
    2. Critical Analysis/Interpretation (the use of philosophical lenses to critically examine a text)
    3. Rationalism
    4. Empiricism
    5. Methodic Doubt
    6. Dialectic Method
    7. Phenomenology

    What is the difference between a philosophical lens and a method of philosophizing (ie. Socratic
    Method)?

    - A philosophical lens offers a substantive insight or reading of a text while a method of


    philosophizing gives us the procedures or steps by steps guide on doing philosophy. In short, a
    philosophical lens is SUBSTANTIVE while a method of philosophizing is PROCEDURAL.
    VI. ACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVITY
    Direction: Form a group with 4 members: then randomly choose a particular method of philosophizing and
    philosophize on the following:

    - For Group 1 and 3: Using Socratic Method and Methodic Doubt to philosophize on whether we are
    truly free in this world?

    - For Group 2 and 4: Using rationalism and empiricism philosophize on the nature, basis and the
    universality or relativity of morality. In other words, what are the rationalist and empiricist
    perspectives on the nature, basis or universality/relativity of morality? How do these differents
    methods of philosophizing give us diverging insights on the topic of morality?

    - For Group 5: Analyze the conflict in Mindanao using dialectic method and provide solution thereon
    based on the same dialectic logic

    - For Group 6: Reflect on the relationship between humans and the problems of our environment
    using Heidegger’s Phenomenological Method

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