The Relevance of Cultural Transformation and Autonomy of Thinking in Filipino Philosophy: A Critical Essay
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Problematizing the coming fruition of cultural transformation and autonomy of thinking, this essay attempts to give Filipino society a disillusioned view of its national character. Centering on Leonardo Mercado’s trite notion of a given and almost static culture, the essay argues that cultural change is possible and necessary in the formation of a culture of intellectualization. This essay also serves to expose the working assumptions at the core of Mercado’s brand of Filipino Philosophy to deliver a prompt reminder of the purpose of philosophizing as an emancipative act from any face of social oppression. Ultimately, it challenges the view that Filipinos have to be unguarded and complacent with a “nativized” culture of corruption.
Source: Mabini Review
DOI: 10.70922/5xj3m015
Authors: Independent Researcher, Nathanael Navarro
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4408464580