Magisterial Lectures

Repentance and Rebirth: At the End of Life as We Know It

Doc Guss talks about how the anthropocene period built systems for us to flourish and overcome sickness, suffering, and the fear of death. However, we as a species have come to a pass. Is there a way out of driving ourselves to our own extinction?

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Agustin Martin G Rodriguez, PhD

Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez is a professor of the Department of Philosophy. He also served as chair of the Philosophy Department from 2009-2015. He obtained his Master of Arts in Philosophy and Doctorate of Philosophy in Philosophy from Ateneo de Manila University. His research work has been mostly on the rationality of the marginalized, specifically on issues like human rights, democratic governance and grassroots empowerment, and on such thinkers as Scheler, Habermas, and Derrida.

Doc Guss talks about how the anthropocene period built systems for us to flourish and overcome sickness, suffering, and the fear of death. However, we as a species have come to a pass. Is there a way out of driving ourselves to our own extinction?

Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez is a professor of the Department of Philosophy. He also served as chair of the Philosophy Department from 2009-2015. He obtained his Master of Arts in Philosophy and Doctorate of Philosophy in Philosophy from Ateneo de Manila University. His research work has been mostly on the rationality of the marginalized, specifically on issues like human rights, democratic governance and grassroots empowerment, and on such thinkers as Scheler, Habermas, and Derrida.


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.

Magisterial Lectures is an Areté Production done in partnership with the Department of Communication, Loyola Schools and the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication.

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Selected talks from Ateneo classes

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