RESEARCH SOCIETY (PNPRS)
“When we look at the historical development
of the sciences we see that philosophy has been the mother of them all.”
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY (PNPRS) “When we look at the historical development of the sciences we see that philosophy has been the mother of them all.” | |
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Eighteen signified to attend the 5th PNPRS Convention whose primary purpose was to elect a new set of officers. Unfortunately, because of preparations for the final exams and other emergency commitments, seven withdrew. Eleven attended the convention at Jade Vine Executive Inn, Malate, Manila and intently listened to the four paper presenters (Mr. Pada left earlier in the afternoon): (1) Dr. Rhoderick Nuncio (DLSU), “Modern corporate organizations: Problems and criticism”; (2) Rev. Rudolf Seño, MA (UST), “The beauty of self-redeeming music as an embodiment of Foucault’s concept of the care for the self”; (3) Ms. Wilhelm Julian, MA (DAR), “The meaningfulness of postmodernism”; and (4) Dr. Atty. Noel Ramiscal (CHED), “Some philosophical and legal pensees on the human body and their relevance to contemporary legal developments.”
The officers for 2012-2014 are: i) Dr. Nicolito Gianan (UPLB) – Chairman of the Board of Governors; ii) Mr. Rolando Pada, MA (UST) – Vice Chair of the Board; iii) Dr. Rolando M. Gripaldo (PNPRS) – Executive Governor; iv) Rev. Dr. Celestino Gianan (PSC-SJETS) – Secretary; v) Dr. Rhoderick Nuncio (DLSU) – Treasurer; vi) Ms. Wilhelm Julian (DAR) – Auditor; vii) Dr. Edgardo Cabural (CEU) – Public Relations Officer; viii) Dr. Atty. Noel Ramiscal (CHED) – Legal Officer; and ix) Dr. Jove Jim S. Aguas (UST) – Ex-Officio Officer. To view some convention pictures, click here.
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Papers for the 2013 PNPRS Annual Lecture Series are welcome. They should be thesis-oriented although an expository paper may be welcome if its significance is justified in the text. The title must be catchy or thought-provoking. An abstract of 100 words is preferred. You can write on any philosophical topic provided the length does not go beyond 15 pages, New Times Roman, font 12, single-spaced, including notes and references. Deadline for the abstracts is not later than 30 October 2012. Final papers must be submitted by 31 December 2012. The earlier submitted the better. Only 6 papers will be accepted and scheduled. The presentation will be good for 40-45 minutes, accompanied by powerpoint.
Two major activities of the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society (PNPRS) are (1) the Philosophia journal [http://www.ejournals.ph.index.php?journal=PIJP], which is abstracted in Thomson-Reuters (formerly ISI) Book of Knowledge [http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=H&Alpha=P] and in The Philosopher’s Index [http://philindex.org/downloads/PIC_Country_Coverage.pdf], and (2) the Annual Lecture Series.
The Philippine National Philosophical Research Society is a nonstock, nonsectarian, and
nonprofit society. Its advocacy is to make philosophy an
essential instrument and academic discipline in nation-building and world understanding.
It recognizes loyalty to philosophy and to the nation. To support its activities,
particularly philosophical researches and the publication of Philosophia:
International Journal of Philosophy, the Society shall raise funds for such purposes.
It shall explore avenues of raising funds through tradebook/textbook production,
holding of seminars/discussion/lecture fora, co-publications, memberships, subscriptions,
and others. It shall also establish links with foundations, philanthropists, political and
economic leaders, and other entities. (Art. I, Sec. 1, PNPRS By-Laws) [PNPRS hopes to
produce not just scholars but world class philosophers as well. The picture
is the 1st lecture of the 2011 PNPRS Lecture Series. To view the group pictures of the 1st to the 7th PNPRS lectures, click
here. To view the group pictures of the first lecture of the 2012 PNPRS Lecture Series,
click
here.]
PNPRS was registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1997 with Certificate of Registration No. A199704867[click to view]. In 2010 it obtained its Certificate of Filing of Amended Articles of Incorporation [click to view], its Certificate of Filing of New By-Laws [click to view], and in 2012, its latest General Information Sheet (GIS) [click to view]