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Friday, April 19, 2013

Philosophy of Religion: The God Question

This paper discusses three of the most celebrated essays in the philosophy of religion, namely, Bertrand Russell’s Why I am not a Christian, Ludwig Feuerbach’s The Essence of Christianity, and JAT Robinson’s Can a Contemporary Person not be an Atheist? I intend to amplify the logic behind these works while intending to initiate the reader to the basic assumptions of the authors. I will begin with some preliminary remarks on the philosophers and specific commentaries on the essays will follow. I will attempt to provide a common ground and my counter-argument to the three positions on the God question in the conclusion.

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Publications

SCOPUS
"Deep Thinking or Resistance? On Finding a Middle Ground between Paolo Freire's Critical Pedagogy and John Dewey's Pragmatism." Philosophical Quarterly of Israel. Springer (January 2021).
"Emerging Standards and the Hybrid Model for Organizing Scientific Events." [co-author] Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Cambridge University Press. (October 2020)
"The Moral Argument for Migration." Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, Volume 48, Number 4 (September 2020)
"The Predatory State and Duterte's Radical Politics." Journal of ASEAN Studies, Volume 7, Number 2 (December 2019)
"What is Structural Injustice?" Philosophical Quarterly of Israel. Volume 47, Number 4 (September 2019)
"The Radical Politics of Nation-States: The Case of President Duterte." Journal of ASEAN Studies. Volume 6, Number 1 (June 2018)
"On the Scientific Methods of Kuhn and Popper: Implications of Paradigm-Shifts to Development Theory." Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, Volume 46, Number 2 (June 2018)
"Social Transformation and Online Technology: Situating Herbert Marcuse in the Internet Age." Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology, Volume 21, Number 1 (2017)
"On the Ethical and Democratic Deficits of Environmental Pragmatism." Journal of Human Values, Volume 22, Number 2 (May 2016)
"On Technological Rationality and the lack of Authenticity in the Modern Age: A Critique of Andrew Feenberg’s notion of Adaptability." Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology, Volume 20, Number 1 (2016)
"Consumerism and the Post-9/11 Paranoia: Michel Foucault on Power, Resistance, and Critical Thought." Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, Volume 44, Number 1 (March 2016)
INTERNATIONAL
"Indigenous Wisdom and Human Solidarity." In Eubios Journal of International and Asian Bioethics, Volume 31, Number 2 (February 2021)
"Higher Education in the Philippines during the Time of the Pandemic: Psychological Risks, Research Opportunities, and Policy Implications, Volume 31, Number 2 (February 2021)
"Overcoming Death: The State of Man in the Time of the Pandemic." In Eubios Journal of International and Asian Bioethics, Volume 31, Number 1 (January 2021)
"Fighting the Oligarchs: President Duterte and the Argument against Elite Rule." In ASEAN Journal of General Studies. Volume 21, Number 1 (2020)
“New Normal or Post-Normal: Philosophical Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 30:8 (October 2020)
“Figuring out how to Live in a Post-pandemic world.” Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 30:8 (October 2020.
"Moral Leadership during the Pandemic." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics. Volume 30, Number 6 (August 2020)
"Critical Pedagogy in the New Normal." Voices in Bioethics, Columbia University, Volume 6 (2020)
"The Covid-19 Pandemic and Social Inequality." Co-Author Carmelle Ferrer, MD. In Eubios Journal of International and Asian Bioethics, Volume 30, Number 5 (June 2020)
"President Duterte and the Birth of Radical Democracy in the Philippines." International Journal of Politics and Security, Volume 2, Number 3 (May 2020)
"Who is Most Vulnerable? The Social Model of Disability and the COVID-19 Crisis." In Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 30, Number 4 (May 2020)
"Globalization and Consumer Culture: Social Costs and Political Implications of COVID-19," Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 30, Number 3 (April 2020)
"Liberal Environmentalism and Global Climate Justice." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 30, Number 3 (March 2020)
"The Ethics of Justice in Liberal Theory." In Legacies of Love, Peace and Hope: How Education can Overcome Hatred and Divide. (New Zealand; Eubios Ethics Institute, 2019)
"Practical Ethics and the Principle of Merit: Implications to Disability Rights." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 29, Number 1 (January 2019)
"Equal Dignity and Social Inclusion." In Philosophy and Practice of Bioethics. Edited by DRJ Macer, T. Takahashi, and N. Ghotbi. (New Zealand: Eubios Ethics Institute, 2019)
"Between East and West: Religion and Morality in the Thought of Nietzsche, Zen Buddhism, and Jordan Peterson." PRAJNA VIHARA, Assumption University, Thailand. Volume 19, Number 2 (2018).
"Takao Takahashi's Disaster Ethics and Climate Justice." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 28, Number 1 (January 2018)
"Revisiting Peter Singer's Controversial Argument in Animal Liberation." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 25, Number 4 (July 2015)
"Reflections on Grassroots Democracy: Its Role in Creating Resilient and Sustainable Communities." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 25, Number 3 (May 2015)
"Some Moral Questions on Genetic Science." Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, Volume 24, Number 4 (July 2014)
"Philippine Democracy and Amartya Sen's Capability Approach." PRAJNA VIHARA, Assumption University, Thailand, Volume 11, Number 1 (June 2010)
"Sen and Moral Choice: Merging Development and Existentialism." Ibadan Journal of Humanistic Studies, Number 19/20 (2009/2010)
"Rawls and Habermas on Religion and Politics." PRAJNA VIHARA, Assumption University, Thailand, Volume 9, Number 1 (June 2008)
LOCAL
"Paul Ricoeur's Philosophical Anthropology." Agustinian Journal. Volume 21, Number 1 (2020)
"Between Radical Politics and Dutertismo." Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy. Volume 5, Number 1 (April 2019)
"The Church of the Poor in our Time." PAMISULU: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy and Theology, Volume 6, Number 1 (2018).
"Situating the Mindanao Agenda in the Radical Politics of President Rodrigo Duterte." IQRA: Journal of the Al Qalam Institute, Volume 4 (2017)
"Marxism and the Task of Liberation Theology in the Philippines." PAMISULU: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theology and Philosophy. Volume 5, Number 1 (2017)
"The Political Structure of Society: Christian Ethics as Love for the Other." Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 3, Number 1 (October 2017)
"The Task of Ethics in a Radical World: Post-Colonial Struggle as Root of Conflict in Philippine Society." PHAVISMINDA Journal, Volume 15 (May 2016)
"Iris Marion Young's Critique of the Rawlsian Theory of Justice." Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 1, Number 1 (October 2015)
"On Online Social Media." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 14 (May 2015)
"Democracy and Human Development." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 13 (May 2014)
"The Meaning of Liberal Equality." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 12 (May 2013)
"Animal Rights and Culture." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 11 (May 2012)
“Is Political Consensus on Genetic Science Possible?” PHAVISMINDA JOURNAL, University of San Carlos, Volume 9 (May 2010)
“New Frontiers for the Catholic Church: Positive and Negative Democracy in the Philippines.” LUMINA Journal, Holy Name University, Volume 21, Number 1 (March 2010)
"On Filipino Social Conscience." LUMINA Journal, Holy Name University, Volume 20, Number 2 (October 2009)
"Women and Positive Rights." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 8 (May 2009)
"Perspective, Ideology and Social Reality in the Aesthetic Theory of Georg Lukacs." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 7 (May 2008)
“The Human Person in Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Ethics.” BUDHI: Journal of Idea and Culture, Ateneo De Manila University, Volume 11, Number 1 (2007)
"Heidegger and St. Thomas: Transcendence as Signpost to the Debate on Language and Being." PHAVISMINDA Journal, University of San Carlos, Volume 6 (May 2007)

Conferences

INTERNATIONAL
"Defending Greta Thunberg: Liberal Environmentalism and Climate Justice," 8th AUSN-Chulalongkorn University Bioethics Roundtable, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019.
"Practical Ethics and the Principle of Merit," Human Gene Editing Summit and Bioethics Workshop, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019.
"Post-Colonial Politics and the Grammar of Dissent," Philippine Politics and Culture Conference: Perspectives from Mindanao, Nagoya University, Japan, 2018.
“Equal Dignity and Social Inclusion,” Philosophy and Practice of Ethics Across Cultures, KBRT 11, Kumamoto University, Japan, 2017.
“Social Justice, Equal Dignity, and Cognitive Disability,” Intensive Bioethics Training, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2016.
"Is a Political Consensus on Genetic Science Possible?" Joint AUSN and Chulalongkorn University Dialogue on Bioethics, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014
VIRTUAL
"Indigenous Wisdom and Human Solidarity in the Midst of Covid-19," 12th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (December 2020)
"Technological Systems in a Post-Pandemic World." Universal Science Education Research Network. Hosted by Tehran University, Iran. 2020
"Some Challenges of Children with Special Needs during a Pandemic." 11th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (November 2020)
"The Vaccine Wars: Preventing Populist and Nationalist Impediments to Global Cooperation."10th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (October 2020)
"New Normal or Post-Normal: Philosophical Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic." 9th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (September 2020)
"Figuring how to live in a post-pandemic world." 7th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (July 2020)
"Moral Leadership in the Time of the Pandemic." 6th International Public Health Conference, AUSN (June 2020)
"The COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Inequality." 3rd International Public Health Ethics Conference, AUSN (May 2020)
"Who is the most vulnerable during a pandemic?" 2nd International Public Health Conference, AUSN (April 2020)
"Social Costs and Political Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic." 1st International Public Health Conference, AUSN, (March 2020)
"Human Decency in the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic," 21st Asian Bioethics Conference, 2021
LOCAL
"The Ethics of Technology," National Conference for the Arts, Sciences, and Education, Waterfront Hotel, Cebu Technological University, Cebu City, 2020
"Tribal Politics as Act of Resistance to Elite Rule," 2nd Conference on Philippine Politics and Culture, Cor Jesu College, 2019
“Proximity and Substitution: A Levinasian Moral Framework,” 41st PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Visayas State University, 2018.
“The Role of Ethics in a Radical World,” Joint Ethics Conference, University of San Carlos and PHAVISMINDA, 2017.
“Radical Democracy in the Time of Terror,” 7th Social Ethics Society Conference, Pearl Farm Resort, Samal Island, 2017.
“Some Important Concepts in the Philosophy of Technology,” 6th Social Ethics Society Conference, Secdea Beach Resort, Samal Island, 2016.
“Paul Ricoeur on the Political Structure of Society,” 5th Social Ethics Society Conference, Pearl Farm Resort, Samal Island, 2015.
“Pragmatism, Democracy and Global Justice,” 4th Social Ethics Society Conference, Kidapawan City, 2014.
“Democracy and Online Social Media,” 37th PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, 2014.
“The Dictatorship of the Old Order,” 36th PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte, 2013.
“Rights-based Approach to Teaching Ethics,” 2nd Implementing Business Ethics in an Asian Context, Ateneo de Manila University, 2012.
“Sen and Moral Choice: Merging Development and Existentialism,” 34th PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Ilo-ilo City, 2011.
"The Capability Approach: Transparency and People Empowerment," Implementing International Business Ethics in an Asian Context, Ateneo de Manila University, 2010
“Human Rights and Moral Education,” 32nd PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Tangub City, 2009.
“Perspective, Ideology, and Social Reality in the Aesthetic Theory of Georg Lukacs,” 30th PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Silliman University, 2007.
“Moral Selves and the Philippine Narrative: Politics as a Crisis of Meaning,” 12th Inter-Ateneo Philosophical Convention, ADZU, 2005.
“Childhood in the Margins: Levinas and the Mortality of the Face,” 28th PHAVISMINDA Annual Conference, Camiguin, 2005.
“Ordinary Language Philosophy,” 10th Inter-Ateneo Philosophical Convention, Xavier University, 2002.
“The Meaning of the Word 'God',” 5th Inter-Ateneo Philosophical Convention, Xavier University, 1997.

Public Lectures

"Current Issues in Socio-Political Research," Research Congress, Language of the Arts and Sciences, University of Mindanao, 2020
"Ecofeminism and Climate Justice," Public Forum, Notre Dame of Marbel University, Koronadal City, 2020
"Nature and Purpose of Philippine Education," Graduate School Seminar, Bohol Island State University, Tagbilaran City, 2019
"War and Peace in Muslim Mindanao: The Struggle against Extremism." Philosophical Forum. Cor Jesu College. Digos City, 2019.
"The Predatory State," Philosophical Symposium, Queen of Apostles College Seminary, Tagum City, 2019
"Social and Moral Implications of the Digital Age," Asian Intellectual Research Conference, Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City, 2019
"Party Building and Political Reform," Seminar-Workshop, DELACSE-IAG Bangsamoro, I'M Hotel, Manila, 2018
"Research in Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach," Research Workshop, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, 2018
"The State of Philippine Democracy," Seminar-Workshop, DELACSE Bangsamoro, Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City, 2018
"Is the Philippines Ready for Federalism?," Philosophical Forum, Cor Jesu College, Digos City, 2018
"Development Prospects under Federalism," Philosophy Day Public Symposium, La Salle University, Ozamis City, 2018.
"Radical Democracy in the Time of Duterte," Research Dissemination Forum, Ateneo de Davao University, 2018
"Ilustrado Politics and the Birth of Radical Democracy," Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City, 2018
"Public Reason and Radical Democracy," Keynote Address, Arts and Sciences Research Congress, University of San Carlos, 2018
"Strong Leader, Weak Institutions: Disruptive Politics and Elite Democracy," Keynote Address, PACSA Conference, 2018
"Radical Democracy and Duterte's Rise to Power," Mindanao International Studies Conference, Davao City, 2018
"Love in the Time of Social Media," Philosophical Forum, Far Eastern University Diliman, Quezon City, 2017
"Social Justice and the Politics of Difference," Philosophy Department, 5th Philosophers' Rally, Ateneo de Davao University, 2017.
"Human Dignity and the Politics of the Common Good," Philosophy Seminar, Notre Dame University, Cotabato City, 2017.
“Love’s Labor: A Philosophy of Love,” Philosophy Symposium, Notre Dame of Marbel University, 2016
"Social Media and New Evangelization," Theology Days Forum, Ateneo de Davao University, 2016
“A Philosophical Analysis of Love,” Philosophy Symposium, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, North Cotabato, 2016
"Love, Guilt and Revenge: A Phenomenology of Love," Philosophy Day Symposium, La Salle University, Ozamis City, 2016
"Philippine Value System and Nation Building," Philosophy Seminar for Graduate Students, Bohol Island State University, 2016
“Philosophy, A Key to Social Transformation,” Philosophy Day, Notre Dame of Kidapawan College, 2015.
“Equal Opportunity and the Politics of Difference,” St. Thomas Aquinas Day, St. Francis Xavier College Seminary, 2015.
"Social Justice and the Politics of Exclusion," Philosophy Day Symposium, Tabor Hill College, Cebu City, 2015
"Society, Religion, Culture: Rawls and Habermas on Tolerance," Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, 2015
"Philippine Democracy and the Politics of Exclusion," Public Lecture, Philosophy Day, Notre Dame of Kidapawan College, 2015
"Democracy, Social Justice, and Climate Change," Kahayag Forum, The Community of St. John, Cebu City, 2015
"Social Inclusion and the Politics of Difference," Graduate School Forum, University of San Carlos, 2015
“Thanatology: The Metaphysics of Death,” Philosophy Day Symposium, University of the Immaculate Conception, 2014
"Modern Liberalism and the Challenge from Communitarianism," World Philosophy Day, DPRS, University of San Carlos, 2014
"The Meaning of Liberal Equality," Philosophy Day Symposium, Notre Dame University, Cotabato City, 2012
“Moral Possibilities for the Contemporary World,” Symposium on Applied Ethics, St. Alexius College, 2012
“Freedom and Human Embodiment,” Seminar on Existentialism, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mindanao, 2011
"Positive and Negative Democracy" - Ateneo Jubilee Lecture Series, Department of Philosophy, Ateneo de Davao University, 2009.
“The Convergence of Philosophy and Psychology,” Philosophy Seminar, Holy Cross of Davao College, March 2006
"The Political Spectrum," Ateneo Social Exposure Program, Batch 31 and 32, Ateneo de Davao University, 2003.
“Wittgenstein’s Mature Philosophy of Language,” St. Thomas Aquinas Day, St. Francis Xavier College Seminary, 2002.

Graduate Courses Taught

1. Philosophy of Language - the course will examine Gottlob Frege's "Sense and reference", Bertrand Russell's "On denoting", P.F. Strawson's "On referring", Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, and the contributions of A.J. Ayer, Rudolph Carnap, and W.V. Quine to analytic philosophy
2. Aesthetics - the course will be a critical study of Martin Heidegger's "The origin of the work of art", Nietzsche's "The birth of tragedy", and the aesthetic theories of Kant, Schopenhauer, Georg Lukacs and Walter Benjamin.
3. Political Philosophy - the course will study the works of John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Hannah Arendt, and Richard Rorty. Students will examine the concept of democracy, human rights, power, justice, minority rights, and equality.
4. Advanced Epistemology - the course will study Michel Foucault (knowledge and power), Jacques Derrida (deconstruction), Chomsky (linguistics), and Habermas (critical theory).
5. Advanced Logic - the course will examine seminal influences to modern logic and contemporary theories of meaning (natural and non-natural, systems of number, extension and intention), and in particular, Rudolp Carnap, G.E. Moore, HP Grice and Hilary Putnam.
6. Advanced Ethics - the course will examine moral issues on poverty and human development, social justice, human rights and democracy. The philosophers to be studied include Amartya Sen, Peter Singer, John Rawls, Iris Marion Young, and Thomas Pogge, among others.
7. Government Ethics and Public Accountability (MPA Program) - The course will examine the meaning of public interest, social justice and its relation to political and administrative ethics, transparency and the importance of moral integrity to public service.
8. Phenomenology - the course will study the works or primary texts of Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Maurice-Merleau Ponty, Paul Ricoeur and Jean Paul Sartre and examine how these thinkers have shaped contemporary philosophy as it is today.
9. Philosophy of Science - the course is a historical survey of classic readings in the philosophy of science. This includes the works of Carl Hempel, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Hilary Putnam, among others.
10. Environmental Ethics - the course will examine the issue of climate change and consider the approaches to the same on the basis of social justice and burden sharing, life-boat ethics, deep ecology, ecofeminism, radical environmentalism, among others.

Affiliations

Associate Editor, Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy (2015-18)
President and Co-Founder, Social Ethics Society (2012-14)
Member, The Society for Philosophy and Technology (2017-18)
Secretary, Board of Trustees, Centrist Democracy Political Institute (2011-14)
Member, Ethics Review Committee, DOST-RHRDC XI (2015)
Representative, Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (2007-08; 2012-13)
Vice President, Philosophical Association of the Visayas and Mindanao (2006-08)
Member, Philosophical Association of the Philippines (2002-04)