Exorcising Communist Specters and Witch Philosophers: The Struggle for Academic Freedom of 1961

• Main Author: de Joya, Preciosa
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Committee on Anti-Filipino Activities (CAFA); Filipino philosophy; Hukbalahap; intellectual history; religious wars
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss26/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1937/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n26_2016_5D_202.1_Article_Joya.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In re-discovering the scholars who pioneered in the practice and teaching of Philosophy in the Philippines, this paper unravels the story and character of UP Philosophy professor Ricardo Pascual in the context of the witch hunts of 1961. While indicted for his alleged communism, the real issues that...