KRITI ka KULTURA GRAFTING PHILOSOPHY TO THE TAGALOG PREFIX KA Rainier A. Ibana Ateneo de Manila University Manila, Philippines
[email protected] Abstract This paper presents Filipino language as a tool in capturing the Filipino world view. By examining the Tagalog prefix “ka” as an accommodation of differences and opposition, this paper shows the infinite depth and breadth of Filipino’s capacity to absorb various kinds and levels of solidarity. This also analyzes the development of Filipino society by the way the prefix “ka” was used especially during the Philippine Revolution and its present-day significance. Keywords Philippine revolution About the Author Rainier A. Ibana is a full professor and the graduate programs coordinator of the Philosophy Department, Ateneo de Manila Universtiy. He obtained his doctorate in philosophy from Fordham University. His publications include “Illusions, Idols and Ideologies” (Philosophy Today), “The Stratification of the Emotional Life and the Problem of Other Minds” (International Philosophical Quarterly), and “Solidarity, People Power, and Information Technology” (Humanitas Asiatica). He is Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy and member of the Editorial Board of Budhi and the journal Philosophy, Culture and Traditions. His research interests are in the fields of education, political culture, metaphysics, and ethics. Author’s Note A deloading grant was provided by the the Ateneo de Manila University’s Research Council to enable the author to write this manuscript during the school year of 2007-2008. The author had the opportunity to read this manuscript to the Philippine Academy of Philosophical Research last June 29, 2008, which helped in the improvement of this text.