Philosophy

• Dasein


  "There" can be understood as environment, situation, world, space, or even objects and people
• Dasein


  Martin Heidegger's idea that as humans, we're not just separate from the world, but deeply embedded within it, we constantly engage, form relationship with the people, objects and environment
• Martin Heidegger

  • Facticity
  • Transcendence
• Facticity


  Things that you are born into without any say (race, sex, birthday, name, parents & siblings)
• Transcendence


  As humans, we are innately relational beings, hence we have the ability to connect to people and establish connection and relationship
• Embodied subjectivity


  Understanding that each person has their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. We're not just bodies walking around: we're individuals with unique perspectives and feelings
• Being


  My body refers to the body as the person. In Filipino context, we always say "I am gorgeous" and not "My face is gorgeous". My body is mine insofar as for me my body is not an object, but rather, I am my body
• Having


  Having a body is understood as the possession of the body. The body appears to be an instrument, an extension of the subject
• Intersubjectivity


  Human persons are not solitary beings. This means that a person always lives one's life together with other human beings. Sharing of world with another person, and vice versa, is a must when we enter an intersubjective relationship
• I-It relationship


  Subject-object relationship. There is no unity in each other's being but only distance. The focus is on utilization, manipulation, and domination and never in relation
• I-Thou relationship


  Subject-subject relationship. This is not a meeting wherein one keeps a distance from the other, but an encounter where realities are shared and unified
• Constancy


  Staying strong and committed over time. Sticks to your commitment even when things get tough
• Availability (Disponibilite)


  Being present not just physically but emotionally regardless of the situation
• Creative fidelity


  Finding new and innovative ways to keep the relationship strong. It's like coming up with creative solutions to problems or finding new ways to show your love and commitment
• Hope


  A guiding light that keeps you going even when things seem bleak. It gives you strength to keep going, even when times are tough
• Society


  An organized group of people with a common territory and culture whose members interact frequently
• Family


  The basic unit of society, composed of husband, wife and children
• State


  A political community filled with diversity from different households yet moves forward with one unified goal
• Culture


  Something that unites people
• Types of Societies


  • Hunting and Gathering Societies
  • Pastoral Societies
  • Horticultural Societies
  • Agricultural Societies
  • Industrial Societies
  • Post-industrial Societies
• Hunting and Gathering Societies

  • The earliest and most basic types of societies, relying on hunting wild animals, fishing and gathering wild plants, fruits and vegetables
• Pastoral Societies


  • Characterized by the domestication of animals for food, clothing and transportation, and the cultivation of plants
• Horticultural Societies


  • Create a systematic approach to farming, including growing plants and crops
• Agricultural Societies


  • Cultivate land even in varying seasons using advanced farming tools and irrigation systems
• Industrial Societies


  • A new face of social institution leads to the utilization of energy generation through electricity-powered machines with steam engines and fossil fuels
• Post-Industrial Societies


  • Banked on the development of a digital world focused on the processing, delivery, storage and manufacturing of information and services
• Social System


  The connection or relationship which speaks of an orderly system wherein each person has a definitive role to play while being interdependent with others
• Talcott Parsons


  Social system refers to the constituted parts of a whole grounded on mutuality to achieve interdependence, cooperation and reciprocity
• Social Agents


  • Social Group Agents (family and peer groups)
  • Institutional Agents (school, religion, government, workplace and mass media)
• Family


  The first focal point of experiencing how to be socially rooted in societal traditions and realizing many ideals about the world
• Peer groups


  The people we associate ourselves with in terms of age, social status and/or alignment of interest
• School


  Trains us in our intellectual life and its significance in braving through reality's social equality and equity
• Religion


  Helps in our socialization because of the variety of liturgical celebrations that serves as avenues to mingle with other people
• Government


  Informs us of our place and status in society as citizens of the state
• Workplace


  Elevates our idea of socialization where we realize the value of mutual respect and cooperation regardless of sexual orientation, age, education attainment, and face value
• Mass Media


  A powerful tool in today's digital world that can be easily used to access data, communicate and explore the virtual world
• Eastern Notions of Society

  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Confucianism
  • Daoism
• Hinduism


  One of the major world religions that originated in India, composed of varied beliefs, philosophies and rituals
• Vedas


  The oldest extant text of the Aryan civilization, which means "knowledge" in Sanskrit term
• Upanishad


  Means "to sit down with the teacher devotedly"