Pook at Paninindigan: Kritika ng Pantayong Pananaw by Ramon Guillermo

Pook at Paninindigan: Kritika ng Pantayong Pananaw Reviews

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  Aldrake

  isang komprehensibong kritikal na pagsusuri sa isa sa mga pinaka-influential na kaisipang indihenisasyon sa bansa. binigyang-pansin ni guillermo ang pagka-"cultural/linguistic essentialist" ng kaisipan ni salazar at ang pasistiko at anti-komunistang tendensya ng gayong klaseng kaisipan. sa halip, kanyang binigyang-diin ang mahalagang papel ng interaksyon at pagtatalaban ng iba't ibang penomena, institusyon, at kilusang panlipunan sa pagbuo ng isang kabuuang naglalarawan sa kasaysyan ng mga Pilipino.
  bukod dito, sa pamamagitan ng mga malikhaing batis ay kanyang naipakita ang naging landas at development ng mga kaisipang sosyalista sa bansa
  
  probably paborito kong bahagi ay kung pano niya ginamit ang Filipino idiom ng "loob" sa pagpapaliwanag ng ilang key concepts ng kaisipang marxista (labor theory of value, alienation, etc.). bonus din ang kanyang pagbasag sa "banga" (pun intended) ni covar bilang metapora ng "pagkataong Pilipino," at ang salin ng at komento sa "theses on feuerbach" na parang sinusugan pa ang naunang kritika sa mga kaisipan ni salazar (at covar).
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  Francie Kaye

  Though I have read books in this language before, I found the book difficult to read. Most probably since it’s written in Filipino in an academic context that is heavy with theory. The ideas and arguments are comprehensive. However, I worry that if the ideas fail to be communicated in a manner that is easily understood by everyone, the book ceases to be effective. I laud Gulliermo’s structural efforts to identify Pantayong Pananaw (PT) to and from Marxism. The majority of the arguments were institutionalist and structural-functionalist. The book did make clear points in its conclusion of every chapter, each with a summarized narration of contributions and arguments in Philippine Studies. I agree with Guillermo’s feel of a lack with Salazar’s vague and almost primitive notions of locking Philippine culture and the suggestion of the concept of the “Bayan” concerning institutional references for its purpose of “pagkilos.” Additionally, I think that Salazar’s limitation of wika (language) in the execution of its structures apprehends discourse and weakens its ability and purpose. It isn’t reasonable to stop ourselves from making interpretations of society and culture just because we fail to communicate it in a language we are not used to. It does not have to necessarily imply a blatant disrespect to one’s culture either. It simply just is. And how we make efforts to weave opinions, narratives, and stories told from languages that go beyond the constrained Filipino vocabulary and syntax should be enough. Pantayong Pananaw becomes almost purist in this sense. With Salazar’s ideas on “reactive discourse,” I would argue that though it is right to recognize the binary between “them” and “us” when we make comparisons, it should not, once again completely dismiss points being made. For example, the Filipino’s conception of time compared to other cultures does not mean we regard others to a point of reference. Instead, differentiation. And in this differentiation, we seek out factors that make us draw such inferences in the first place. Dismissing nuances as such defeats the purpose of an exploration of ideas and questions. Furthermore, I’d give Pantayong Pananaw its credit for identifying a Filipino foremost. However, I’d limit it to motivation than a methodology (seeing that it already lacks in this aspect). Ramon Guillermo is brilliant for organizing and drawing out these differences. Though this goes beyond the book’s scope, I’d like to see more arguments in the academe that further the critique on Pantayong Pananaw without its comparison to Marxism.
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  Laurence Marvin

  Comprehensive, incisive critique of Salazar's historiographic project. Very articulate elaboration of the place of socialism and Marxism in the discourse of Filipino nationhood
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  Ivan Labayne

  nasa'n na contemporaries ni ramon guillermo? or, anong pagtulog ang parang nagaganap sa filipino intelligentsia?
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  Ann Louise De Leon

  my favorite reading material/book PS202 Theories and Perspectives in Philippine Studies. :)
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  Raphael Saldivar

  great