Medical technocracy, Edith Stein highlight 5th Politics and Culture Conference

The Social Ethics Society, in partnership with Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology and Cor Jesu College in Digos, successfully held the 5th Politics and Culture Conference, via Zoom, May 5 to 6, 2023. The virtual event started with the Keynote lecture of Dr. Daniel Mishori of Tel Aviv University. He discussed the Covid-19 Pandemic, medical technocracy, and vaccines. Four other Plenary lectures were delivered - Fr. Jose Conrado Estafia (Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary), Dr. Vida Mia Valverde (AdDU), PD Bruce Colao (DILG), and Dr. Raniel Reyes (UST).

Discussions on the Covid-19 Pandemic, the concept of medical technocracy, and Edith Stein's thought on empathy highlighted the event. There were also important exchanges on the phenomenological method, Paolo Freire's radical philosophy of education, environmental ethics, the thoughts of Paul Ricoeur, the latent issue of misogyny in academia, the Philosophy of Peace, the Theory and Practice of grassroots democracy, the Politics of Recognition, social media politics, and democratic deficits in the Philippines. Prof. Migs Mansueto organized the event as Conference Chair.

More than 20 papers were delivered during the online event, including presentations from the University of Santo Tomas, Waseda University, Tel Aviv University, Ateneo de Davao University, MSU-IIT, MSU-Marawi, Eastern Visayas State University, Visayas State University, and Cebu Normal University, among others. Dr. Roger Bayod, Dr. Ian Clark Parcon, Prof. Alvert Dalona, and Prof. Migs Mansueto took turns as moderators. Prof. Fernando Garingo gave the welcome remarks while Dr. Roger Bayod delivered an inspirational message. Fr. Banny Pardillo formally closed the event.

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By Menelito Mansueto (MSU-IIT) Christopher Ryan Maboloc is a Davao-based Filipino scholar known for his work in Social and Political Philosophy, Bioethics, Philippine Democracy, and the Philosophy of Technology. He is an Associate Professor at Ateneo de Davao University and a Visiting Professor at Silliman University. His body of work often engages with topics of social justice, structural inequality, and political ethics, particularly in the context of the Philippines. An Erasmus Mundus scholar, the author was trained in political party building and democratic governance at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Bonn and Berlin, Germany. A recipient of the Public Intellectual Prize from the Philosophical Association of the Philippines in 2020 and the founding President of the Social Ethics Society (SES), his noteworthy contribution is the use of philosophical theories to understand different socio-political issues and problems. Maboloc explores the juxtapositions between moral theory and r

Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society released

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

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