THE INDOLENCE OF THE FILIPINO

WHAT

 Jose Rizal's longest among all his essays

 Published on July 15 to September 15, 1890 through the La Solidaridad.

 Explain the idleness of his people, the Indios, during the Spanish colonization.

Sobra la Indolencia de los Filipinos

1. Admitting the Indolence existing in the Country
2. Filipinos Before the Spaniards
3. Reasons why Filipinos became indolent
4. What FOSTER and SUSTAIN it
5. Rizal's Solutions
CHAPTERS
PARTS
1
CHAPTER 1
Admitting the Indolence existing in the Country
Indolence
Cause before the cure.
"not a heritable trait, but a behavioral adaption.."
Indolence
2
CHAPTER 2.
Filipinos Before
the Spaniards
Barter
Mining
Fishery
Education
What they had...
BEFORE
''there was life, there was activity, there was movement” – Rizal
AND
W hat could have the caused Filipinos to give up their habits of work and forget their past?
????

3
CHAPTER 3.
Reasons why Filipinos became indolent
Depopulation
a) Forced Labor
b) Piratical attacks
c) Intensification of Slave Raids
d) Wars
4
Chapter 4.
What FOSTER and SUSTAIN
the stated causes of indolence
"Filipinos are not responsible for its misfortunes" - Rizal
1. Disallowance of Commerce/Galleon Trade
2. Abuse of Authority
3. Gambling
4. Religious Observance
5. Lack of Material Inducement/Encouragement
6. Education
Filipinos also have a large part in the continuation of such disorder.
5
Chapter 5.
The Solutions
• Limited Training

 Lack of Sentiment (Passion)

All of the causes are in 2 factors:

2 FACTORS

 capable of changing the norms of social behaviour

 solution of problems.

 Know how to motivate them to seek their own economic success, not merely as individuals
EDUCATION
Education

 free trade, both external and internal

 free movement of persons and goods

 the security

 freedoms