Structural Violence in the Philippines and Freedom and Responsibility in Simone de Beauvoir's Moral Philosophy.
This paper reads the Philippine socio-political context of the Duterte administration (2016-2022)--focusing primarily with the war on drugs and the facilitation of the Marcoses' return--guided by de Beauvoir's freedom and responsibility in her The Ethics of Ambiguity. To claim that Filipinos' politi...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=184851206&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 184851206 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 19087330 B0CZ jtl: KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy issn: 19087330 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2025 vid: 18 iid: 4 pid: 58723 pub: KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy artinfo: ui: 184851206 10.25138/18.4.a5 ppf: 109 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 3MB tig: atl: Structural Violence in the Philippines and Freedom and Responsibility in Simone de Beauvoir's Moral Philosophy. aug: au: Estrada, Zhea Katrina R. affil: Department of Anthropology College of Social Science and Philosophy University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Philosophy Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities University of Santo Tomas The Philippines su: Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986 Ethics Human rights violations Drug control Filipinos Feminism sug: subj: Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986 Ethics Human rights violations Drug control Filipinos Feminism keyword: de Beauvoir freedom oppression structural violence ab: This paper reads the Philippine socio-political context of the Duterte administration (2016-2022)--focusing primarily with the war on drugs and the facilitation of the Marcoses' return--guided by de Beauvoir's freedom and responsibility in her The Ethics of Ambiguity. To claim that Filipinos' political tragedies are simply the result of being victims of the system (bad faith) is a misguided idea, for one cannot disregard the Dutertes' and the Marcoses' agency and accountability for their choices and thus should be held liable for human rights violations. The paper is divided into three parts. First is a discussion about structural violence in the Philippines, focusing on state-sponsored oppression (e.g., the war on drugs). The second part is freedom and responsibility based on Simone de Beauvoir's moral philosophy. For Simone de Beauvoir, our greatest imperative is to create our life's meaning while protecting the freedom of others to do the same. This brings us to the third part, where we explore how recognizing and assuming our freedom and responsibility can overcome the conditions of oppression. Ultimately, in using Simone de Beauvoir's moral philosophy to analyze the Philippine context, this research shows that her contribution to philosophy remains relevant and goes beyond feminism. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy is the property of KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy holder: KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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