HUMAN PERSON IN SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

PROF. GUILLERMO NIKUS A. TELAN

EVALUATE THE FORMATION OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP & HOW INDIVIDUALS ARE SHAPED BY

THEIR SOCIAL CONTEXT

Recognize how individuals form societies &How Individuals are transformed by societies

1. Facebook & other social media might lead to depression.2. Most of the time , we post our smiling faces & vacation ( less attractive & less secure about our own status )3. We tend to compare how many likes our posts generated (comparison-dissatisfied)4. Social networking sites may disconnect users than connect people.

Do not limit interactions online; establish physicalInteraction w/ friends,family-truly find

acceptance, Self-esteem

SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Rather than being ourselves, we tend to conform to an image associatedw/ being a certain type of person. ( if we create the people to be the

Ideal version of ourselves in our facebook profiles, then we conform to apattern)

We are reduced to mediocracy

Our modern age remains an era of increasingDullness, conformity & lack of genuine individuals

(Soccio 2007)

COMPARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF SOCIETIES & INDIVIDUALITIES (AGRARIAN,

INDUSTRIAL & VIRTUAL)

1. Medieval Period (500-1500 CE)2. Modern Period (1500-1800 CE)3. Globalization & Technological Innovations