Veniz Maja Guzman- Masters in Philosophical Research
- PhD Student at De La Salle University
Veniz Maja Guzman
- Masters in Philosophical Research
- PhD Student at De La Salle University
Writing my dissertation on enablers of sexual violence, a paper on culpable ignorance, and one on epistemic injustice.
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Introduction
I am currently a PhD student of Philosophy from De La Salle University and my fields of interest are epistemology, feminist philosophy, and environmental philosophy. My research is currently focused on epistemic injustice and epistemic responsibility.
Feedback on my conference papers would be much appreciated.
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October 2018 - October 2022
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August 2017 - October 2021
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In this article, David Abram's solution to the problem of distance between the human being and the environment-the usage of poetic language-is evaluated using Paul Ricoeur's concept of distanciation and Edmund Burke's notion of the sublime. The first section deals with David Abram's book The Spell of the Sensuous, Ted Toadvine's critique of the boo...
Nietzsche’s philosophy has been interpreted by multiple scholars as a possible contributor to environmental ethics, although that notion also has been contested. Martin Drenthen is one of the philosophers who argued that there are certain components of Nietzsche’s philosophy which, if analyzed, may be of significance to the field. The field of envi...
Aided by Michel Foucault’s concept of panopticon and a discussion on the function of fairy tales and modern fiction, this paper aims to deal with the question: If human beings truly are civilized, then why do we glorify the Other in our literature? History has shown that human beings have been forming and developing societies for thousands of years...
The urban setting seems to have made the Buddhist teaching of compassion towards humans and the environment unachievable because of two things: a) it is competitive and individualistic, and b) the use of fear appeals in teaching about the environment and its problems is prevalent. Unfortunately, these two problems make humans focus more on the self...
Apathy towards the environment does not only affect the environment itself, but it also affects its inhabitants-especially those whose lives are interconnected with nature. Transpersonal ecology is the psychologically-based idea of transcendental self-expansion to accommodate the ecosphere. Unfortunately, there is a neurological process called the...
Warwick Fox’s (1990) Transpersonal Ecology proposes that the Earth could be saved by psychologizing the problem of ecophilosophy and recognizing the value of transcendental self-expansion and identification with nature. It could help enlighten human beings with regards to their position in the ecosphere, and it could help for a holistic policy-maki...
