Introduction to the
PHILOSOPHY of
the Human Person
Benny S. Bulaay
Lesson 7:
The Human Person In Society
(FORMS OF SOCIETIES)
1. Hunting and Gathering
Society
• The oldest and simplest.
Characteristics:
Small size/group
Nomadic
Labor division is based
on sex: men hunt, and
women gather
2. Pastoral Society
From Latin word
“pastor” means
‘shepherd’
Characteristics:
Domestication of
animals
Larger and remain
longer in one place
than H&G society
2. Pastoral Society
Characteristics:
Migration still
needed, but with some
permanent villages
Male dominated
Trade possible
3. Horticultural Society
• Primarily engages in
the small-scale
cultivation of plants,
fruits, and vegetables
and the
domestication of
animals.
3. Horticultural Society
Characteristics:
Used very
rudimentary tools
Semi-nomadic
Roles and
responsibilities are
more clearly defined,
tasks assigned accdg.
to gender.
4. Agrarian or Agricultural
Society
Involves large-scale
and long term
cultivation of crops.
Animals are used to
pull plows.
Productivity increases,
people do not have to
move.
Town forms, and then
cities
5. Feudal Society
Rulers grant their
vassals the right to
manage a parcels of
land.
These vassal, in turn,
are served by
1. HUNTING AND
GATHERING SOCIETY
• Recognized as the earliest and simplest form of society.
Characteristics:
• Small size and composed mainly of families.
• They are nomadic.
• Power - equal
2. PASTORAL SOCIETY
CHARACTERISTICS:
•Domestication of animals for food.
•Larger population than hunting and gathering.
•Remain longer in one place.
•They engage in other activities such as handicraft.