Ateneo de Davao University

PHILOSOPHY 123

1. Supply the title and author of the text chosen for analysis.
Man: Mortal and Immortal by Michael Moga
2. What is the philosophical question being asked by the analyzed text?
What is Mortality and Immortality?
3. What is the question asking for that makes it philosophical?
The question being asked is philosophical because it seeks an answer in various
reflections. It can either be answered objectively and subjectively at the same time.
Comment:
You failed here to define the correct understanding of the nature of philosophical
question. You need to go back to method 1 again to review the definition of the Socratic
question. The cue is in the section titles.
4. What are the answers generated by Primary Reflection?
In the primary reflection, it is stated that mortality is a fact. All humans will die. Death is
revealed as something that we all will experience, and it implies that we have reached
the limit of our lives. In comparison, Immortality is proven with the characteristics of the
soul. The soul is immortal because of this oneness it possesses and since it does not
break or decompose.
5. What are the bases for claiming that these answers were generated by Primary
Reflection?
The bases for claiming that these answers were generated by primary reflection are
because of the proofs and evidence stated and how Mortality and Immortality are being
defined objectively.
Comment:
What is meant by objectivity or "objectively" here? You need to define primary reflection
first then show how it is being applied in the reading of the text.
6. What are the answers generated by Secondary Reflecti