The Social Ethics Society (SES) would like to announce the release of Radical Politics in the Philippines Volume 2 via Kindle. The e-book is now available worldwide through Amazon. The book follows the first volume that was released in 2022. This new book presents essays from five researchers. Gerry Arambala opens the dialogue with his uncovering of the roots and directions of agonism in Filipino thought and philosophizing. Givheart Dano presents the tensions created by CRB Maboloc’s original work, which gave birth to important critics from different places who do not agree with the author’s conclusions. Menelito Mansueto unearths the historical underpinnings of radical democracy and leftist activism in the Philippines. Joezenon Purog would follow the lead of Chantal Mouffe’s theory to explain President Rodrigo Duterte’s radical type of leadership. Finally, Christian Hipolao will provide a perspective on the burdens of radical politics in the country.
Envisioned to be the bastion of moral integrity both in the academe and the global community, the Social Ethics Society is the first professional organization of Philosophy teachers, researchers, and graduate students based in the Southern Region of the Philippines. Deeply rooted in the passion for truth and social action, the SES seeks to develop the scholarly output of its members and advance useful knowledge for the betterment of Philippine society and beyond.