ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. Edited by CRB Maboloc, PhD, Foreword by Darryl Macer, PhD, with an introduction by Daniel Mishori, PhD.
WORD FROM GLOBAL SCHOLARS
“This book is a timely contribution to practical ethics. It deals with challenging moral problems like environmental hazards and climate change, justice, democracy and violence, and relates these burning issues to the present state of the Filipino society. At the same time the book is firmly anchored in moral theory. It is written in a clear and accessible style and serves as an excellent educational resource.”
Dr. Göran Collste
Professor Emeritus of Applied Ethics
Linköping University, Sweden
“This is a highly original approach to teaching applied ethics. Focusing as it does on issues that are part of the lives of the students and written by local scholars, it cannot help but be engaging. I very much enjoyed reading it and am sure that the students will gain not just theoretical ethical knowledge but importantly, practical skills in how to live and behave ethically. An excellent text for its intended audience.”
Dr. John Weckert
Professor Emeritus
Charles Sturt University, Australia
“Reading the book opens our mind to many questions, and challenges us to find both answers to some questions raised, but also to ask our own questions. For me, bioethics is the love of life, and it is my honor to introduce all readers to this collection of papers assembled by my colleague, Christopher Ryan Maboloc, that will hopefully inspire all who read this book to never take any assumption of what is ethical, or what is unethical, for granted.”
Dr. Darryl Macer
President
American University of Sovereign Nations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Darryl R. Macer, PhD
Introduction
Daniel Mishori, PhD
CHAPTER ONE
Virtue Ethics and Philippine Education
Nature and Purpose of Philippine Education
Christopher Ryan Maboloc, PhD
Habitual Virtuous Actions
Vida Mia Valverde, PhD
Education for the Love of the World
Jonas Robert Miranda, MA
Christian Virtue as Love for the Neighbor
Jan Vaughnce Yrish Plaza, MA
CHAPTER TWO
Political Ethics and Philippine Democracy
The Birth of Radical Democracy in the Philippines
Christopher Ryan Maboloc, PhD
Civility in the Midst of Dutertismo
Benjiemen Labastin, MA
Good Governance as Power-over and Power-in Common
Ruby Suazo, PhD
The Value System in our Nation’s History
Menelito Mansueto, MA
CHAPTER THREE
Human Development and Globalization
The Capability Approach and Human Development
Gerry Arambala
Extractive Industries
Karl Gaspar, PhD
The Ethical Flaws of Globalization
Sherlito Sable, PhD
Peace Education and the Ethics of Peace
Al Flores Quillope, PhD
CHAPTER FOUR
Environmental Philosophy
Climate Justice and Environmental Liberalism
Christopher Ryan Maboloc, PhD
An Ethics of Care for the Environment
Fr. Dexter Veloso, MA
An Analysis of the Animal Welfare Act
Ryan Urbano, PhD
On the Preservation of a Historical Landmark
Jane Gallamaso, PhD
CHAPTER FIVE
Culture and Social Justice
Recognizing the Indigenous Concept of Justice
Rogelio Bayod, PhD
Multiculturalism
Ian Clark Parcon, MA
The Ethics of Recognition
Ismael Magadan, Jr., MA
Ethical Relativism and the Ambivalence of the Filipino
Apolinar Henry Fernandez, MA