RIZAL AS A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER ➔ That the Philippines will inevitably rise

INTRODUCTION in revolt against the Spain if

● In the Philippines, philosophers seem continuously exploited and abuses

to be taken as outrageous, nasty, and ➔ And that the Philippines may be

annoying. Being a Filipino himself, Dr. conquered by other nations after

Jose Rizal joined the majority of the Spain’s presence in the country is

Filipinos to consider philosophers as extinguished.

non-sense, dumb, and stupid - in fact, BASIC POLITICAL REFORMS

sometimes crazy. This is evident in his 1. The restoration of Filipino

use of Pilosopong Tasyo in his notable
writings.
❖ Rizal was known as an ilustrado
(means nakapag aral during that time
or Spanish period; they belong to
middle class)
❖ In rizal’s political view, a conquered
country like the Philippines should not
be taken advantage of but rather
should be developed, civilized,
educated and trained in the science of
self-government.
❖ In his essay “The Philippines: A
century hence,” contains prediction on
the possible suture of the Philippines
within a hundred years
➔ That the Philippines would stay a
spanish colony provided its citizen
receive not only the rights and
privileges of citizens of the Spanish
crown, but also the inherent rights of
a Human being
representation to the Spanish Cortes
and freedom of the press.
2. Reorganization of the administrative
machinery
3. Adoption of comprehensive
examination and the publication of its
results and allowing Filipinos to have
same opportunity with the Spaiards to
hold government office.
4. Justice is the foundation of society
and the government.
Rizal’s Concept of Government and Politics
➔ Max Weber defines government as
“monopoly of the legitimate use of
physical power”
➔ In which is UNFAIR says Rizal. Its
emphasize is the corruption of the
Spanish bureaucrat.
➔ Rizal wrote: “ In order to govern
people he does not know or
understand, he ought to possess the
 talent of a genius and extraordinary Rizal would criticize today’s society
knowledge. ➢ We can be free but we cannot be
The Key Ingredients of Politics in Noli Me independent. We can be independent
Tangere but we cannot be free. Before we can
Political Culture reach that true freedom that we’re
- Set of ideas, values and attitudes aspiring for, we need to have enough
about government and political education to have individuality
process held by a community or ➢ Without Rizal, there may have been a
nation. delay in the maturation of our
Political Socialization libertarian struggle.
- Process by which people at various ➢ The true hero is one with the masses:
stages of their lives, acquire views and he does not exist above them. In fact,
orientation about politics a whole people can be heroes given the
Political Ideology proper motivation and articulation of
- Comprehensive and logically ordered their dreams. And learning to live
set of beliefs about the nature of together and prospering as a nation
people and about the institutions and will help build a strong foundation or
role of government. our motherland
Nationalism
- The idea of oneness by a group of
people who possess common
traditions, a shared history, a set
goals, and a belief in a specific future.
Representative government
- The notion that the people have an
inherent right to sit in a chamber that
determines their future.
Democracy
- Government in which all power is
shared by citizens is labeled a
democracy.