Philosophy Talk at Notre Dame of Kidapawan

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc delivered his lecture "From Socrates to Sartre" to the students and faculty of Notre Dame of Kidapawan College, the University of Southern Mindanao, and the Notre Dame of Makilala last March 10, 2023. The talk focused on important concepts and themes in the teaching of philosophy as a core subject.

The engaging lecture was participated in by seminarians, college philosophy majors and senior high school students who quizzed the speaker on various issues, but noticeably on love and questions about truth and justice. The event is an initiative of a graduating philosophy student at NDKC, who asked Dr. Maboloc to comment on his thesis. The professor obliged.

The activity was graced by the top school officials of NDKC. The speaker discussed the thoughts of Plato, Soren Kierkegaard, Kant, Edmund Husserl, Gabriel Marcel, Martin Heidegger, Jean Paul Sartre, and Fr. Roque Ferriols. Philosophy faculty members from nearby USM, including former and current graduate students, also attended the event.

List of Accepted Papers for Oral Presentation in the 16th SES Conference

1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) - The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) - Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) - Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) - Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

Statement of the SES expressing its opposition to the proposal to remove Ethics in the GE Curriculum

We, members of the Board of Directors of the Social Ethics Society, express our strong opposition to the proposal to remove ethics in college. Such move is bereft of merit and is ignorant as to the value and purpose of the teaching of the course, which is thoroughly rooted in the integral and critical function of higher education. The proposal to transfer it to Senior High School deprives college students of the teaching of ethics as a professional course, which is crucial in their civic engagements and the pursuit of a democratic society that can only be grounded in responsible citizenship and critical thinking. The direction of Edcom and its advisers from the technical panels of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reduces our whole education system into a mode of creating docile workers who will constitute the labor force that will serve the whims and interests of a capital intensive and consumer driven globalized neoliberal economic order. It only breeds our subser...

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