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    At the center of the various transformations and advancements inmodern society is man. It is man by whom and for whom these transformations and advancements are made. But one negative factoraccompanying these transformations is the violence or the degradation of the human person and his dignity, more alarming is the violence committed by man against his fellow man. Today, there is so much violence in the world, everyday we hear about killings, kidnappings, rapes, abortion, terrorist attacks, hun…Read more
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    The Critical Role of Philosophy in the Future of the Philippines
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 24 (1). 2023.
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    Rawlsian Distributive Justice and the Philippine Ayuda Program During the Pandemic
    with Ivan Efreaim Gozum
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy 23 (1): 202-217. 2022.
    This paper discusses the philosophical concept of John Rawls on distributive justice and how it can be applied as a possible guide in the Philippine ayuda distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, it discusses how the pandemic affected the Philippine economy and the complaints on the ayuda program regarding the ayuda distribution in the country. Second, it explains Rawlsian distributive justice and Rawls’ ideas, such as the veil of ignorance, liberty, and difference principles. Lastly, i…Read more
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    The Critical Role of Philosophy in the Future of the Philippines
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 24 (1): 168-181. 2023.
    As we face an uncertain future for our country, philosophers – the so-called lovers of wisdom - are tasked to revisit our role in shaping our country's future and molding the consciousness of our people, especially the young. In this paper, I focus on the evolution of philosophy in the Philippines, what we have done as teachers and philosophers in and for the academe, and what else we need to do not only for the future of philosophy in our country but for the future of our country as well. In th…Read more
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    The Incompatibility of God's Existence with Human Freedom: Sartre's Existential Atheism
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 36 (1). 2007.
    This paper deals with atheism, Sartre's notion of absolute freedom and Jean-Paul Sartre's claim of the irreconcilability of human freedom with God’s existence. For Sartre, man to be truly human must continuously create his own essence and continuously assert himself. Man can achieve this because he is absolutely free; the affirmation of God would undermine the exigencies of man's freedom and creativity. The question on the impossibility of the coexistence between the affirmation of God's existen…Read more
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    On Suffering, Finding Meaning, Divine Love and Eternal Life
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 22 (2): 291-297. 2021.
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    Critical Thinking in This Time of Global Pandemic
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (2): 285-290. 2020.
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    IN MEMORIAM: Juan Rafael G. Macaranas
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 24 (2). 2023.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 24 (1): 5-7. 2023.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 24 (1). 2023.
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    Book of Abstracts - JPII Centennial International Conference Concurrent Sessions
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (Special Issue). 2020.
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    Table of contents
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (2). 2020.
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    Jpii centennial international conference 2020
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (2): 304-307. 2020.
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    Teaching: a Dialogical Relation for Continual Learning and Growth
    Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy 50 15-20. 2018.
    One of the noblest of all professions is teaching, in fact all the other professions depend on the profession of teaching. Teaching is a channel of knowledge and the teacher acts as an instrumental cause in the acquisition of knowledge of others. At the center of the learning process and teaching profession is not the teacher, but the student – the human person to whom teacher concentrates his entire energy and effort, the reason and end of the learning process. The teacher however is an indispe…Read more
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    Table of Contents
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (1): 166-167. 2020.
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    Notes on contributors
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 20 (2). 2019.
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    The Appropriation of Political Power in Contemporary Time
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 19 (2): 219-230. 2018.
    In this paper, I will focus on the nature and appropriation of political power, and explore the right appropriation of political power given the present political and social condition. I discuss first the nature of political power, and then the three political alternatives in the appropriation of political power, namely, the centralized, the dispersed, and the balanced power. I argue that although there are still states that hold on to the centralized power, given the present political and socia…Read more
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    Editor's Introduction
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (Special Issue). 2020.
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    Editor’s Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy 22 (1): 5-8. 2021.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 23 (1). 2022.
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    Notes of Contributors
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 25 (1). 2024.
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    Notes on contributors
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (2): 298-299. 2020.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 20 (1): 5-8. 2019.
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    “Man’s original status” in John Paul II’s theology of the body
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (Special Issue). 2020.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 20 (2). 2019.
  •  1
    Notes on contributors
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 21 (1): 164-165. 2020.
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    Editor's Notes
    Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy (Philippine e-journal) 22 (2): 5-7. 2021.
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    Modern life is convenient, efficient and comfortable— thanks to the advancement in technology in the modern society. But it is also problematic, complicated and sometimes meaningless and it breeds complacency, greed and discord. So the question that confronts us today is: how do we live or conduct ourselves is modern society with all its trappings and yet preserve our sense of dignity and simplicity? How do we live a life that is comfortable and meaningful, efficient and contented, convenient an…Read more