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The Filipino Mind, Philippine Philosophical Studies II Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series III, Asia, Volume 8 The Filipino Mind Philippine Philosophical Studies II by Leonardo N. Mercado The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy 1 Copyright © 1994 by The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Gibbons Hall B-20 620 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20064 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication The Filipino Mind / by Leonardo N. Mercado. p.cm. — (Cultural heritage and contemporary change . Series III. Asia, vol. 8) Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Philosophy, Philippine. 2. Philosophy of man. 3. Metaphysics. 4. Ethics. 5. Environment. I. Mercado, Leonardo N. II. Title. III. Series. IV. Series: Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series III Asia, vol. 8: Philippine philosophical studies; II. B5222.M47 1994 94-28262 181’.17—dc20 CIP ISBN 1-56518-063-1 & 1-56518-064-X (pbk.) 2 Table of Contents Foreword ix by George F. McLean Preface xi Part I. Philosophy of Man 1. Soul and Spirit 3 2. Loob, Body, Self, Bait 19 3. Reasoning 41 Part II. Metaphysics 4. Kagandahan: Beauty vis-a-vis Truth and Good 85 5. The Counterpart of Being 93 6. Evil 101 7. Numbers 129 Part III. Ethics 8. Environmental Ethics 139 9. Lusot 159 Part IV. Summing Up 10. Microcosms 169 11. Synthesis 185 Appendix: Melanesian Philosophy 197 Acknowledgements 3 List of Illustrations Tables Page 1. Intellectual Theme 28 2. Volitional Theme 29 3. Emotional Theme 30 4. Ethical Theme 31 5. A Contrast of World Views 141 6. Usages of Angay/Bagay/Bagay 192 7. Physiological Theme 200 8. Emotional Theme (2) 200 9. Volitional Theme (2) 200 10. Intellectual Theme (2) 200 11. Ethical Theme (2) 201 Figure 1. Filipino Valu Ranking 144 5 Foreword It would be difficult to overestimate the accomplishment of this volume and of the twenty years of work by Leonardo Mercado which it reflects, and indeed celebrates. His work has pioneered a new approach to philosophy which enables particular peoples to uncover their deepest human commitments and thereby to enrich the patrimony of human wisdom for all peoples. To appreciate this one must revisit with Heidegger the fatal choice made by Socrates and Plato to search for clarity of vision regarding the virtues and principles which guide human life. This search evolved through the development of abstraction by Aristotle and was intensified by Descartes’ aim of rational clarity and distinctness which would enable one “to walk with confidence in this world.” Over time, philosophy in Graeco-Latin tradition became increasingly effective for the management of things, analyzing reality and setting criteria for clarity. But this was accomplished at the cost of abandoning the person to ever greater manipulation and even suppression. The history of the last fifty years has been described as a process of liberation; in this the Filipino people played an early and heroic role. Philosophically this was reflected to the progressive discovery, especially through the development of the phenomenology, of the distinctive character, first of the person, then of society, and eventually of culture as the concrete realization of the creative freedom of a people. Leonardo Mercado was one of the first to appreciate the philosophical significance of this evolution. When he wrote his first book on the subject the World Congresses of Philosophy were being devoted regularly to philosophy and science (Varna 1973, and Dusseldorf 1978); it was not until the Montreal Congress in 1983 and after a long struggle that culture was recognized as a philosophical theme, and indeed became a locus for philosophical investigation. It was fitting that a decade earlier Leonardo Mercado should have made his pioneering breakthrough. For over a century the Divine Word missionary society of which he is a member had realized that the evangelization of a people required not a substitution, but an understanding of its culture. Its eminent review, Anthropos, became a leader in the work of anthropology. What L. Mercado added was a further step, namely, the recognition that the culture of each people reflected its experience of life and its genius for living in their circumstances, the foundational values of love and care for family, and of peace with neighbor and nature. Culture then is the real treasure house of a people and from this each people has its contribution to make to the common heritage of human wisdom. How could access to this source be gained; how could it be clarified and coordinated; how could it be transformed so that in facing the pressures of changing times a people could shape the process of change taking place within the pattern of their deepest commitments and relationships? The development of a method for doing this, profusely illustrated in this volume, will remain one of L. Mercado’s signal accomplishments. It draws richly upon studies of linguistics, ethnology and history, but pushes beyond to begin to articulate the deep vision of a people and of the principles and values by which they guide their life. His success in applying this method cross- culturally during three years of work in Papua New Guinea, suggests that it has broad application. With this method L. Mercado has proceeded to write a flood of works on Filipino philosophy, theology, legal theory, etc., over the last twenty years. Its outstanding value soon became apparent. Before long it was reflected to varying degrees in the work of most philosophers in the Philippines. As has come to be seen only in the last ten years in other parts of the world, culture is not a curiosity 7 but the stuff of a people’s freedom. It bears the truly humane and humanizing achievements of their history and provides the context in which future generations can truly be educated. The present work, with its sections on the philosophy of the human person, on the metaphysics of beauty and of evil, and on ethics is a rich illustration of what has been discovered and a pointer to what can be found not only in the Filipino peoples, but in the lives of other peoples as well. An incident in March, 1994, illustrates the broad importance of this work for philosophy. After L. Mercado presented his study, Professor Kirti Bunchua, a leading philosopher for Thailand, observed that he had always thought that his own people did not have a philosophy, that philosophy was a foreign subject coming from the West. Upon hearing the way in which L. Mercado unpacked the meaning of Filipino terms, however, Professor Bunchua said that he could see that his own people used analogous terms in their language. For the first time he came to understand that his people did indeed have a philosophy and the way in which it could be accessed. At that moment the people of Thailand gained a new level of self-understanding and new possibilities for directing their life. They had taken a great step forward which promises to enrich them and indeed all humankind. George F. McLean 8 Preface In 1974 our first book on Filipino thought, Elements of Filipino Philosophy, was published. Other books and articles of a similar nature have followed. The present volume on Filipino philosophy commemorates the twentieth anniversary of that first work. Many of the ideas in this book were clarified through constant dialogue in the classroom, in public lectures, in small groups, in private conversations, or through correspondence. In the first place my heartfelt thanks to my peers and students for their questions, answers, and comments. My deepest thanks go to the countless average Filipinos who have shared with me their world view. Because of its similarity to Filipino thought, we included “Melanesian Philosophy” in the appendix of this volume. For this work we employed our usual methodologies during a stay in Papua, New Guinea (1985-1988). Leonardo N. Mercado, SVD 9 1. Soul and Spirit Anthropologists often speak of the Filipino belief that the soul of a person leaves the body and wanders around. If the soul is understood as the animating principle of a person, what do Filipinos really think of that animating principle? What philosophical does it follow? What are the implications of that model? There is very little written on this topic from the viewpoint of Filipino, and as a consequence, this study suffers from its pioneering nature. Firstly, this chapter gathers and synthesizes what the anthropologists and social scientists say about the Filipino concept of soul. This anthropological data will be the basis for a philosophical elaboration. Secondly, it looks at the various western and eastern philosophical models of the soul with a view to choosing the model which best suits the Filipino counterpart. Thirdly, the chapter makes a philosophical systematization in view of the model chosen. Fourth and lastly, the chapter concludes with some implications. In this study we assume the existence of Filipino identity. We may compare the Filipino with ourselves. For instance, while each Tagalog is unique, he also shares what is common to his fellow Tagalogs. Filipinos share a commonality in a worldview in spite of the cultural variations of the ethnic minorities of the forests or the urbanized people of Makati. The linguists tell us that all Philippine languages are related. Since language reflects the world view or philosophy, we also assume the common Filipino world view is mirrored in the related languages. Anthropological Data The linguistic and nonlinguistic data from Northern Luzon to Mindanao reveal the existence of more than one soul among the Filipinos. We shall take only representatives of the various Filipino groups, for the anthropological data may be considered as variations on a single theme.
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