Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy cultivates compassionate and dynamic individuals em- powered by philosophical wisdom, capable of translating their thoughts into actions for the flourishing of the Earth and the service of humanity.

The Department of Philosophy and DLSU Senior High School 

Department faculty members are regularly tapped by the DLSU Senior High School to teach the subject Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person (IPHP) to Grades 11 and 12 students, which is administered by DLSU-SHS’s Arts and Design Track Department. IPHP is a core subject in the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum, and philosophy faculty bring their expertise to bear in helping senior high students transition to the university level. The course modules include the methods of philosophy, the ontology of the human person, being-in-the-world and the environment, freedom, being-with-others and the person in the context of society and state, and death and the meaning of life. Philosophy faculty have also written textbooks tailored to IPHP instruction, including Making Life Worth Living: An Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person by Napoleon Mabaquiao Jr. (Phoenix Publishing House, 2016) and Philosophy of the Human Person: Giving Meaning to Life by Noelle Leslie dela Cruz, Beverly Sarza, and Dennis Apolega (Oxford University Press, 2020).  

From 2017-2019, Department faculty were also tapped to teach the Grade 12 subject Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century. Distinguished Professor Napoleon Mabaquaio Jr. co-authored a textbook for use in this subject, Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture (Phoenix Publishing House, 2018).

GEETHIC

Since AY 2018-2019 (??), the Department of Philosophy has been named the lead coordinating department for the course Ethics (GEETHIC). This subject is part of DLSU’s general education curriculum. For the general details of the said subject, please see below.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the students to the principles of moral reasoning and ethical behavior at the levels of the individual person, society, and ecological systems with the aim of promoting values and character formation. The course is divided into three major parts. The first looks into the meaning, scope, and value of ethics as a philosophical discipline, and clarifies the nature of moral personhood and conditions of accountability. The second examines the basic contentions of the normative ethical theories of consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics, and their various forms. The third critically analyzes ethical issues as they occur in various concrete contexts that include biomedicine, business, natural environment, computing, law and politics, arts, sports, and social media. Case studies in both national and international settings shall be used in the explication of the ethical theories and in the applications of these theories.

Contact Information

Department of Philosophy

4/F Faculty Center, 2401 Taft Avenue, 1004 Manila, Philippines
Trunkline: +632 85244611 local 546

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