Volume 1 (2005)
Editorial Board 2005
Jose Maria G, Mariano, Ph.D.Paul A. Dumol, Ph.D.Jesus P. Estanislao, Ph.D.Antonio N. Torralba, Ph.D.Fr. Joseph M., de Torre, Ph.D. Bernardo M. Villegas, Ph.D.Editor-in-Chief Ma. Lourdes Bangsal-Gonzalez, Ph.D. J. Enrico Lazaro, Ph.D.Associate Editar Managing Editor...
Mathematics in Plato’s Republic: Its Role in the Education of “Guardians of the State”
Eva Miraflores Rodriguez
This paper aims to draw insights from Plato’s Repwéite about the role of mathematics in liberal education. Through a descriptive analysis of the education of the Guardians of the State in the Republic, ic ascertains how mathematics contributes co education through its objects and methods.
Redefining the Corporation as a Community of Persons: A Theological Reflection on John Paul IT’s Centesimus annus
Derrick Ting Barria
Pope John Paul II affirms that the purpose of a business firm is not simply to make a profit, but is to be found in its very existence as a community of persons. While many of the manuals, essays, and manuscripts on the social doctrine of the Church do speak of business as a community of persons, this is done merely in passing or as a subsection, and not as a starting point or the conclusion of a developed treatise.
The Economic and Moral Dimensions of Consumer Protection in the Internet
Winston Billones Padojinog
Internet technology was developed in the early 1990s and was commercialized in the middle 1990s. The Internet’s digitalization of data through telecommunications technology has diffused information throughout the world. The developments and innovations in the application of the Internet have affected economies and peoples in ways never before seen since the discovery of the microchip.
Towards a Post-Colonial Perspective in the Study of Literary Texts
Ma. Lourdes Bangsal-GonzalezRodriguez
Among writers, readers, teachers, and students of literature, the regard for literary theories enhances the writing of creative fiction, the reading of literary materials, the teaching of canonical and non-canonical texts, and the appreciation of those who encounter these cultural endeavors first hand.
From the Editor 2005
In this first issue of the new version of Synergeia-the faculty journal of the University of Asia and the Pacific-the eight articles featured are all -examples of the multidisciplinary approach that is a hallmark of the education imparted in the three-year...
Freeing the Filipino through Monumental Sculpture
Veronica Esposo-Ramirez
Sculpture as an art form has certain limitations imposed by materials or medium, color, subject, and composition. The process of sculpture requires careful planning, technical skills in welding and engineering, and a very good understanding of the medium the artist chooses to work with.
An Interdisciplinary Perspective of Constructs Underlying Parental Verbal Abuse
Esther Joos-Esteban
This paper presents an overview of the philosophical and psychological constructs underlying a larger research study on parental verbal abuse. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the article explores the deep affront of parental verbal abuse to the dignity and total well-being of the child.
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