Lourdes College Inc.
Capistrano – Hayes St. Cagayan de Oro City
Integrated Basic Education
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
School Year: 2025-2026
Subject: Introduction to Philosophy Term: Prelim
Teacher: Mark Theo P. Binghay Semester: 1
Grade Level/s: STEM 12 & ABM 12
Section/s: ADP, LTG, PJP II, GTG
Content Standard: At the end of the unit, the students should understand the nature and process of doing philosophy as a reflective activity, explore various philosophical methods, and demonstrate a holistic
understanding of the human person as an embodied spirit situated in and responsible for their environment.
Transfer Goal/ Performance Standard: In the long run, students will independently apply philosophical reflection to real-life experiences, distinguish truth from opinion, recognize their limitations and potential, and
make responsible decisions guided by prudence, empathy, and faith.
R U AP AN EV CR Total
Number
Content Learning Competencies (Remembering) (Understanding) (Applying) (Analyzing) (Evaluating) (Creating) of Items
Week 2: Doing Philosophy Define philosophy and its roots
Differentiate holistic and partial thinking
Origin and Meaning of Recognize key philosophers and concepts
Philosophy (Eastern and Explain Plato’s Forms and Socratic Dialogue
Western Philosophies) Apply reflective thinking in daily situations
Holistic Perspective vs. Partial Analyze contrasting philosophical perspectives
Thinking Evaluate philosophical ideas’ relevance today
Philosophizing as Reflective Create reflections/projects demonstrating 1,2,3,4,5,6 17, 18 29, 30, 31 26, 27, 28 40, 41 51,52,18 19
Practice (Socrates’ Dialectic, understanding
Plato’s Forms, Eastern
Insight)
The Relevance of
Philosophical Inquiry in
Human Life
Week 3: Methods of Philosophizing Identify philosophical methods
Distinguish opinion vs. truth
Opinion vs. Truth: A Demonstrate understanding of lived experience
Philosophical Distinction Apply these methods to real-world problems
Socratic Dialogue and Analyze ethical dimensions of truth
Dialectics Evaluate the strength of philosophical arguments 18
Phenomenology and the Lived Create dialogues/scenarios showing philosophical
Experience methods 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 19, 20 32, 33, 34 23, 24, 25 42, 43 53, 54,
Hermeneutics and the
Interpretation of Meaning 18
Week 4: Methods of Philosophizing Define the body-soul relationship
Explain ecological interconnectedness
The Human Person as an Recognize frugality and prudence as virtues
Embodied Spirit (Ancient to • Apply ecological principles in choices
Modern Views: Plato to • Analyze environmental and personal responsibility
Descartes) • Evaluate sustainability efforts
• Create sustainable action plans with philosophical
Body-Soul Unity and basis
Human Limitations 17,18,19,20,21,2
12,13,14,15,16 40,41,42,43 15
2
Ecological Existence:
Human–Environment
Interconnectedness
Prudence and Frugality as
Virtues for Sustainability
and Transcendence
Total No. of Items 16 6 11 6 11 10 60
Total No. of Evaluation 20% 10% 18% 10% 18% 16% 100%
Prepared by: Checked by: Reviewed by: Approved by:
COMPLETE NAME OF TEACHER MICHAEL SHAME MARCIAL, LPT FREZIE JAINE DABLO, LPT DR. ALEXANDER F. SUAN
Philosophy Teacher HUMMS & STEM Track Coordinator Academic Track Coordinator K - 12 Principal
