RIZAL (RN) Flashcards
Also known as the Father of Filipino Nationalism
Jose Rizal
Is a stable community of humans formed on the basis of common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture
NATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION
- TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
- STABLE POPULATION
- CODE OF LAWS
- NATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION: where there is a specific and recognized borders
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION: where people permanently live there
STABLE POPULATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION: where people agree to follow one legal system
CODE OF LAWS
CHARACTERISTICS OF A NATION: where it is independent and self-governing
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY
It is a group of consciousness that strives towards achieving homogeneity within the group, conformity and like-mindedness which will lead to and facilitate common action
NATIONALISM by Hans Kohn
is the desire of members of the nation to govern themselves and to protect their interests -even at the expense of outsiders. It has been an explosively powerful political force
NATIONALISM by The Family Encyclopedia
is the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests and those of people who find themselves having major commonalities on their own initiatives resulting to their identification of themselves to a single nation
NATIONALISM by George Orwell
ELEMENTS OF NATIONALISM
CULTURE
HISTORY
RELIGION
LANGUAGE
TERRITORY
Factors in the Early Development of Rizal’s Nationalism
- He emphasized the importance of the Tagalog Language
- He was openly criticized by the friars
- He defended Filipino civil rights
- He discovered the power of the pen
- He conceived a form of gradual nationalism
