Understanding the human person : introduction to the philosophy of persons for senior high school students / Lionel E. Buenaflor [and four others].

Includes reference.

Preface.--Chapter 1.--Doing philosophy.--Chapter 2. Methods of philosophizing.--Chapter 3. Man as an embodied sprit.--Chapter 4. The human person as a thinking being.--Chapter 5. Man in his environment.--Chapter 6. Freedom of the human person.--Chapter 7. Intersubjectivity.--Chapter 8. The human person in society.--Chapter 9. Man, Death, and God.--References.

This book is to place philosophy in connection to life and to prove that philosophy is actually more practical rather than speculative. This book will serve as a proof of the practicality of life. It is an attempt to make the readers, particularly the senior high school students, realize that philosophy is a part of life and it can actually be used as a means for the realization of a good life and for the appreciation of the human person in his society. As this book focuses on the philosophy of the human person, it aims to make the students understand the human person and know the importance of living in harmony with his fellow human beings. By making the students understand the human person, he will eventually be able to understand as well the meaning of man's existence. At the same time, by understanding the meaning of human existence, the students will be able to appreciate a good life.