Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude

This article argues that virtue takes on a particular color or texture in specific social contexts. In the case of the Filipino context, the virtue of fortitude is Thomistic. Second, it will argue that it is necessary to engage in a social-ethical critique of social virtue, arguing that since the Ph...

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Main Author:	Nalupta, Monica Jalandoni
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2016
Subjects:	Filipino fortitude resilience passivity injustice
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss1/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1180/viewcontent/PAHA_206.1_204_20Article_20__20Nalupta.pdf
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.paha-11802024-11-25T12:18:02Z Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude Nalupta, Monica Jalandoni This article argues that virtue takes on a particular color or texture in specific social contexts. In the case of the Filipino context, the virtue of fortitude is Thomistic. Second, it will argue that it is necessary to engage in a social-ethical critique of social virtue, arguing that since the Philippine concept of fortitude lacks a crucial link with justice it can be considered deficient. The article is concerned with critiquing the form that virtue has assumed in the Philippines, as well as the abuse of ethical language in discussions of virtue. In Philippine society, the language of virtue is used to promote resilience, but also passive suffering, and this paves the way for injustice to flourish. 2016-03-31T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss1/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1180/viewcontent/PAHA_206.1_204_20Article_20__20Nalupta.pdf Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia Archīum Ateneo Filipino fortitude resilience passivity injustice
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spellingShingle	Filipino fortitude resilience passivity injustice Nalupta, Monica Jalandoni Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude
description	This article argues that virtue takes on a particular color or texture in specific social contexts. In the case of the Filipino context, the virtue of fortitude is Thomistic. Second, it will argue that it is necessary to engage in a social-ethical critique of social virtue, arguing that since the Philippine concept of fortitude lacks a crucial link with justice it can be considered deficient. The article is concerned with critiquing the form that virtue has assumed in the Philippines, as well as the abuse of ethical language in discussions of virtue. In Philippine society, the language of virtue is used to promote resilience, but also passive suffering, and this paves the way for injustice to flourish.
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author	Nalupta, Monica Jalandoni
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title	Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude
title_short	Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude
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publisher	Archīum Ateneo
publishDate	2016
url	https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss1/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1180/viewcontent/PAHA_206.1_204_20Article_20__20Nalupta.pdf
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Suspicious of the Filipino Social Virtue of Fortitude

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