Magisterial Lectures
Ang Paglalakbay ng Sansinukob sa Buhay ng Tao: Patungo sa Isang Etikang Pangkapaligiran
In this lecture, Dr. Ibana discusses Fr. Norris Clarke, SJ's teachings on humanity's ability to form abstract ideas and the value of adding an environmental dimension to the discourse on ethics.
In this lecture, Dr. Ibana discusses Fr. Norris Clarke, SJ's teachings on humanity's ability to form abstract ideas and the value of adding an environmental dimension to the discourse on ethics.
Rainier A. Ibana earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Fordham University in 1989. He then taught at Ateneo de Manila University and served as Chair of the Philosophy Department from 1999 until 2008 when he became a member of UNESCO’s National Commission of the Philippines. From 2013 until 2018, he chaired the Working Group on Environmental Ethics of UNESCO’s COMEST (World Commission for the Ethics of Science and Technology). While serving in the Steering Committee of “Transformations to Sustainability” (2013-2018), a programme of the International Science Council, he coordinated the Asia-Pacific section of UNESCO’s Philosophy Manual: A South-south Perspective (Paris: UNESCO, 2014) and crafted UNESCO’s MOOC course: Climate Change Ethics: Lessons from the Global South (London: FutureLearn, 2016) as its primary educator. He was also tasked to join the Adhoc Drafting Committee of UNESCO’s Declaration on Ethical Principles for Climate Change Ethics which was approved by UNESCO’s member states in 2017. He is current Editor of Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture and President of the Philosophy for Children and Youth Network in Asia-Pacific. His most recent teaching assignments include Philosophy of the Human Person (Political and Metaphysical tracks), Ethics, and Environmental Ethics.
The Magisterial Lecture series is a collection of selected talks from Ateneo classes, delivered by some of the University’s most respected faculty members. They are produced and shared for the benefit of learners everywhere.
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