https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/issue/feedARADMAN: Multidisciplinary Research Journal2022-10-04T12:47:37+08:00Mr. Ericson D. Acebedo, MSITericson.acebedo@evsu.edu.phOpen Journal Systems<p>ARADMAN Multidisciplinary journal, which publishes research papers, case studies, review papers and other academic papers is hinged on the notion that research is needed to solve many, if not all, of the next decade’s major research challenges, thereby contribute to emerging trends and opportunities in interdisciplinary domains. This journal publishes semiannually every April and October.</p>https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/article/view/336Editor's Note2022-09-27T14:25:46+08:00Sheldon Ives G. Agatonsheldonives.agaton@evsu.edu.ph<p> </p>2022-09-27T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c) https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/article/view/338Edith Stein, a Philosopher, and a Saint: A Journey from God as a Being in the Consciousness to the God as a Real Being2022-09-27T15:23:46+08:00Francis Paul S. Escañofrancisrcj@yahoo.com<p>St. Edith Stein or Sr. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is a Philosopher and a Saint. She was a dedicated student and assistant of Edmund Husserl. This paper aims to present the journey of Edith Stein’s conversion from philosophy to Christianity while remaining a scholar of phenomenology. What Phenomenology pointed out to her was made concrete by Christian Philosophy, especially by her faith and love for the Cross of Jesus Christ. In 1921 after reading the “Book of Her Life” by St. Teresa of Avila, she then confessed that “This is the Truth”. The religious crisis of Edith Stein has allowed her to search for Truth, that is, the Truth of Faith. Her “Finite and Eternal Being: An attempt and an Ascent to the Meaning Being” which she wrote during her Novitiate year as a Discalced Carmelite and together with her works on the relation between Husserlian Phenomenology and the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas were the indications of the journey of her conversion. The science of phenomenology, the science of the saints and the science of the cross summarize the whole journey of the conversion of Edith Stein.</p>2022-09-27T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c) https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/article/view/339The Ubiquitous and Prudent Prince: Machiavelli's Political Strategy and Pragmatic Principles2022-09-27T15:29:43+08:00Alvin O. Tanaotan@ust.edu.ph<p>This essay intends to shed some light and give a discerned understanding of Machiavelli's utility of violence and deception in politics despite his profound commitment and sincere loyalty to the republic in the context of the<em> Prince</em>. The thesis I would like to expound on is about the definitive instruction and teachings of “ethical values” for political rulers who wish to protect their political status and maintain reverence among the citizens, while maintaining his deep love, respect, and commitment to the republic. In the <em>Prince</em>, he offered specific instruction to rulers as to what they must do to achieve their purpose in order to preserve and secure their power. Its significance for ethics lies precisely in the fact that Machiavelli's advice ignores the usual conventional rules of ethics. He elaborated on the <em>Discourses on Livy</em> (1531) and the <em>Prince</em> (1532) the inherent relationship of politics and violence. This instruction may not be useful for political rulers, but because we want to begin on the supreme goal and ideals of the republic, Machiavelli says emphatically that such instruction is pragmatic and would generate and preserve power for the <em>Prince</em>.</p>2022-09-27T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c) https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/article/view/340Traces of Enframing (Ge-Stell) in Digimodernism: The Possible Loss of Identity 2022-09-27T16:21:09+08:00Reynaldo-Bong R. Buhatrbuhat@usi.edu.ph<p>In this paper, I present my reading of Heidegger’s “The Question Concerning Technology.” I then argue that while we appreciate and relish the utility and efficiency that modern technology offers, and in this study, the use of digital devices and platforms, there is an equally alarming threat to our attitudes and thus, could possibly, in Heideggerian parlance, hinder man to reveal its <em>originary</em> being and thus, could lead to <em>enframing</em>. This paper further claims that there are traces latent in our modern culture that could lead to this danger. By examining our modern society, I contend that there are three phenomena that could lead to what Heidegger calls <em>enframing</em>: First is the systematic sexualization or objectification in our culture that propels humanity to order the other merely as a standing-reserve (<em>bestand</em>) for sexual pleasure and consequently become <em>ordered</em> ourselves through our thinking. Second is through a form of intimacy or relationship that considers the other merely as a <em>social capital</em> in the realm of <em>social comparison</em>. And the third trace is the lack of rationality and questioning in the midst of what Aaron Lynch calls as <em>thought contagion</em>.</p> <p> </p>2022-09-27T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c) https://journal.evsu.edu.ph/index.php/amrj/article/view/341Edith Stein on Individual and Community: Critical Insights on a Philosophy of Inclusion2022-10-04T12:47:37+08:00Edward L. Macariolaedzlmacariola@gmail.com<p>Discourses concerning “inclusivity” in different facets of society, have recently gained attention in various disciplines. It is saddening to hear of news involving discrimination and exclusion in various forms still occurring in the world. Discussions on inclusivity should introduce and build on ideas that help the world be more inclusive. This paper argues that critical insights from Stein’s analyses of the individual and community can be relevant to discourses on philosophy of inclusion. A genuine community for Stein involves intersubjective relations between individuals that entail an open commitment to and “living” in the shared world with the community. Through the mental and sensate levels, the individual knows and experiences, respectively, the shared values and meanings of the community; and the shared lifepower of the community which shape the character of the community’s members. The idea of inclusivity should be a part of the shared values, meanings, and lifepower of the community that should be reiterated and practiced. If society is to be more inclusive, then its members need to strive to be more than just a mass of individuals but, a genuine community.</p>2022-10-04T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c)