FROM IDENTITY ASSERTION TO A PARTICIPATIVE POLITICAL CULTURE: INDIGENIZING PHILOSOPHY IN THE BIKOL REGION OF THE PHILIPPINES
Abstract
The attempt to develop an indigenizing philosophy in the
Bikol region of the Philippines can be seen as an attempt
to aid the creation of a collective identity for the purpose
of addressing local socio-political concerns. The task of
philosophy is directed to the empowerment of people by
allowing them to engage in philosophical thought in their
native language and cultural context. Philosophy also
becomes directed towards social critique and the goals
of justice, recognition and emancipation. Using Axel
Honneth’s critical theory, indigenous philosophizing is here
presented as internal critique of culture-specific values in
order to develop a more engaged and participative political
culture that can be carried out in academic institutions and
operate as a social precondition of democracy.
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