INDIGENIZING THE SOC SCIENCES

Question 1

FILIPINO THINKERS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (11) JAEMJRRCCIV

Answer 1

Jose Rizal (Reformist)
Andres Bonifacio (Revolutionist)
Emilio Jacinto (Revolutionist)
Manuel Luis Quezon (Political Philosopher)
Jose P. Laurel (Political Philosopher)
Renato Constantino (Nationalist)
R. Esquirel Embuscado (Dissectionist)
Cirilo Bautista (Political Theorist)
Claro R. Centeza (Meta Physician)
Isabelo Delos Reyes (Labor Activist/Anthropologist)
Virgilio Enriquez

Question 2

(Reformist)
 Intelligence is the solution to the ills of the country.
 Their consciousness should be freed from fanaticism, docility, inferiority, and
hopelessness.
 He started La Liga Filipina with the job of enlightening the minds of the people.
 Believed in Agnostic Deism – the view that God created the universe with its
law, never to interfere with it again.
 “Human problems are irrational human creations and can be solved through
rational solutions. If reason commits mistakes, only reason can correct them.”
 “What is the use of independence if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of
tomorrow?”

Answer 2

Jose Rizal

Question 3

(Revolutionist)
 Founded Katipunan/KKK. (Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng
mga Anak ng Bayan)
 His philosophy of revolution was published in the revolutionary newspaper,
“Kalayaan”.
 Transformed the blood compact (sandugo) as a kinship contract.
 According to him, a revolution of war is justified when there is breach of
contract.

Answer 3

Andres Bonifacio

Question 4

(Revolutionist)
 He capitalized on the idea of a free reign of reason, of the freedom to think and
do, rather than the freedom to will and do. (Gripaldo, 2002)
 “In a colonial situation where both will and thinking are suppressed, where
intellectual fanaticism is the rule, where one’s will is conditioned to submit to
tyranny, it is intellectual liberty that comes primary.”
 Filipinos must get rid of slavery; must embrace liberty again with a price, a
bloody revolution.

Answer 4

Emilio Jacinto

Question 5

(Political Philosopher)
 Political pragmatism & political operation for an eventual Philippine
independence
 Political Pragmatism – “One must fight for a goal, but if obstacles towards that
goal are difficult to summon, then one must fall back to an alternative, that is
better than nothing provided it’s in the right direction.”
 Believed in Social Darwinism – governments are products of political struggles
for survival.
 “Partyless Democracy” – political parties influence the politician, the people.
 Believed in the democratization of education for all, national language, and
justice.
 Equal access to essential raw materials.

Answer 5

Manuel Luis Quezon

Question 6

Political Philosopher)
 Individuals cannot forever remain in solitude.
 Social differences
 “Human rights cannot be guaranteed unless the citizens first do their
obligations towards the state.”
 “Good governance is founded on righteousness and foreign relations must be
based on full reciprocal rights and privileges between and among nations.”

Answer 6

Jose P. Laurel

Question 7

Nationalist)
 Colonial experience has developed a captive consciousness. An effect of this
“crab mentality”. This is the tendency to those on top of the hierarchy to push
those below while those below to pull down those up above.
 “When one makes a nationalist choice, he or she chooses not for himself or
herself alone but for the entire nation as well.”

Answer 7

Renato Constantino

Question 8

Dissectionist)
 As a painter, he believed that the task of an authentic artist is to cut the
umbilical cord of the past, to make use of the present, and to protect that
present to the open future. He called this art of “dissectionism.”
 True art must not be past-oriented, but present-future oriented

Answer 8

R. Esquirel Embuscado

Question 9

(Political Theorist)
 “Rubber Toner” – a poem
 “History can be read as a poem in the same way a poem can be read as history.”

Answer 9

Cirilo Bautista

Question 10

(Meta Physician)
 To “exist” is to “stand out.”
 To “exist” is “to make a difference.”

Answer 10

Claro R. Centeza

Question 11

(Labor Activist/Anthropologist)
 Father of Filipino Socialism
 Initiated labor strikes against American business firms
 Founded ‘El Ilocano’
 He organized the first labor union, Union Obrera Democratica Filipina
 Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education

Answer 11

Isabelo Delos Reyes

Question 12

 “Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino”
 He was born on November 24, 1942 at Santol, Balagtas formally Bigaa, Bulacan.
 He was the youngest of five children to Arsenio Libiran Enriquez and Rosario
Galvez Gaspar.

Answer 12

Virgilio Enriquez

Question 13

 A study to foster national identity and consciousness, social involvement, and
psychology of language and culture.

Answer 13

SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO

Question 14

 Refers to the wealth of ideas attributed to the philosophical concept of essence
and an entire range of psychological concepts from awareness to motives to
behaviors.

Answer 14

Study of Diwa (‘psyche’)

Question 15

 Refers to a historical theory or dialogue that consists of both active speakers
and passive listeners subjects in their own discourses.

Answer 15

Pantayong Pananaw

Question 16

 Salaysay ukol sa sa nakaraan o nakalipas na may saysay para sa isang grupo
ng tao at iniulat sa pamamagitan ng sariling wika.

Answer 16

Kasaysayan

Question 17

Some Distinct Filipino Values (5)
CUHPR

Answer 17

1. Close Family Ties
2. Utang na Loob
3. Hiya
4. Pakikisama
5. Respect for Elders

Question 18

1. Filipinos are known for having strong and close
   family ties. They place high regard and put importance on their family
   before anything else.

Answer 18

Close Family Ties -

Question 19

– A cultural trait which, when translated literally, means “a
debt of one’s inner self (loob).” It is also called as “debt of gratitude.” In the
study of Filipino psychology, utang na loob is considered an important
“accommodative surface value”, along with hiya and pakikisama.

Answer 19

Utang na Loob

Question 20

• a Filipino value that is difficult to translate. Literally it has
  several meanings such as shy, timid, sensitive rather than ashamed.
  Filipinos believe they must live up to the accepted standards of behavior
  and make it a point not to cause another person’s embarrassment.

Answer 20

Hiya

Question 21

• a typical trait of a Filipino, in its simplest sense “getting along with others”. It entails a genuine intrinsic togetherness. Group harmony and unity is valued. meaning
  appreciation People want to get along
  of
  rather than stand out.

Answer 21

4. Pakikisama

Question 22

• Some of the most common words for in a Filipino household are po and opo. Po is used showing respect
  to show respect when
  speaking or called by someone older or a person with authority.

Answer 22

5. Respect for Elders

Question 23

Pantayong pananaw was developed by

Answer 23

Dr. Zeus Salazar

Question 24

Governments are products of political struggles for survival

Answer 24

Social Darwinism

Question 25

Political parties influence the political the people

Answer 25

Partyless democracy

Question 26

First labour union

Answer 26

Union obrera democratica Filipina

Question 27

First newspaper in the Philippines written in vernacular

Answer 27

El ilocano