November 13, 2023

IAN GABRIEL J. KINTANAR, MA

Faculty of the Philosophy Department
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
Cagayan de Oro City, 9000

Maayong adlaw! Sir,

Greetings, I am Jose D. Santos III, a fourth-year student within the AB Philosophy

program, and the philosophy program’s Comprehensive Examination is an annual exam done
to test and prove to you the panelist that I the student is worthy of moving on with my journey in
the program. As the significant milestone in my academic journey, the philosophy program's
annual evaluation designed to assess and demonstrate my aptitude for progressing in the
program.

With this I am privileged to have you as one of the panelists that will test me at this
crucial point. It is here that I would like to thank you for being available at engaging me on this
important point at my education. I believe that your participation as a panelist during this
Comprehensive Examination will contribute to encouraging a critical conversation on my
capacity as a student. Your presence adds immense value to this process, and I am sincerely
grateful for your commitment to engaging with me during this crucial phase of my education.

Once again, thank you for dedicating your time and expertise to be a part of this
examination. I look forward to the opportunity to engage in a meaningful and philosophical step
with you, confident that your feedback will be instrumental in shaping my academic growth.

Thank you,
Jose D. Santos III

AB Philosophy Pre-law 4th Year

Noted by:
Derrick Bart B Pimentel, JD MA Cand.
November 13, 2023
SIRCIO C. CHAN, PhD
Faculty of the Philosophy Department
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
Cagayan de Oro City, 9000

Maayong adlaw! Sir,

Greetings, I am Jose D. Santos III, a fourth-year student within the AB Philosophy

program, and the philosophy program’s Comprehensive Examination is an annual exam done
to test and prove to you the panelist that I the student is worthy of moving on with my journey in
the program. As the significant milestone in my academic journey, the philosophy program's
annual evaluation designed to assess and demonstrate my aptitude for progressing in the
program.

With this I am privileged to have you as one of the panelists that will test me at this
crucial point. It is here that I would like to thank you for being available at engaging me on this
important point at my education. I believe that your participation as a panelist during this
Comprehensive Examination will contribute to encouraging a critical conversation on my
capacity as a student. Your presence adds immense value to this process, and I am sincerely
grateful for your commitment to engaging with me during this crucial phase of my education.

Once again, thank you for dedicating your time and expertise to be a part of this
examination. I look forward to the opportunity to engage in a meaningful and philosophical step
with you, confident that your feedback will be instrumental in shaping my academic growth.

Thank you,
Jose D. Santos III

AB Philosophy Pre-law 4th Year

Noted by:
Derrick Bart B Pimentel, JD MA Cand.
November 13, 2023

ATTY JOY P. BADAL-PAMISA

Clerk of Court
Court of Appeals Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro City, 9000

Greetings, I am Jose D. Santos III, a fourth-year student within the AB Philosophy

program, and the philosophy program’s Comprehensive Examination is an annual exam done
to test and prove to you the panelist that I the student is worthy of moving on with my journey in
the program. As the significant milestone in my academic journey, the philosophy program's
annual evaluation designed to assess and demonstrate my aptitude for progressing in the
program.

With this I am privileged to have you as one of the panelists that will test me at this
crucial point. It is here that I would like to thank you for being available at engaging me on this
important point at my education. I believe that your participation as a panelist during this
Comprehensive Examination will contribute to encouraging a critical conversation on my
capacity as a student. Your presence adds immense value to this process, and I am sincerely
grateful for your commitment to engaging with me during this crucial phase of my education.

Once again, thank you for dedicating your time and expertise to be a part of this
examination. I look forward to the opportunity to engage in a meaningful and philosophical step
with you, confident that your feedback will be instrumental in shaping my academic growth.

Thank you,

Jose D. Santos III

AB Philosophy Pre-law 4th Year

Noted by:
Derrick Bart B Pimentel, JD MA Cand.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement…………………………………….………………………..………..i
Introduction………………………….…………………………………………………..1
I. Philosophy of Man
a. Thesis 1 on Camus’s Absurdity And Self-Affirmation..……………………. 2

II. Ethics
a. Thesis 3 on John Rawl’s as Ethical Reformation...……….…………………6

III. Philosophy of Religion

a. Thesis 5 on Thomas Aquinas and the Leap of Logic..………………………10

IV. Epistemology
a. Thesis 8 on Jason Baehr’s Intellectual Virtues and Education...……………13

V. Metaphysics
a. Thesis 9 on Norris Clarke and the Dynamism of Language………..………17

VI. Existentialism
a. Thesis 12 on Kierkegaard’s Knights of Faith and Infinite….………………21

VII. Political Philosophy

a. Thesis 13 on Baruch Spinoza and the Democratic Practice..………………24

VIII. Philosophy of Law

a. Thesis 16 on Dennis Lloyd And The Necessity Of Law …….……..………27

IX. Chosen Philosopher

a. Thesis 18 on Bell Hooks And Engaged Pedagogy As A Principle…………30

X. Chinese Philosophy
a. Thesis 19 on Confucius Five-Relationships for Communal Learning……..33

XI. Indian Philosophy

a. Thesis 20 on Vedanta Philosophy And Tat Tvam Asi’s Non-Duality..…..…36

XII. Aesthetics
a. Thesis 21 on Heidegger’s Art As Engagement Of Truth And Reality.……..35

XIII. Philosophy of Language

 a. Thesis 22 on Heidegger’s Language as World Building and Affirming.…..39

XIV. Environmental Justice

a. Thesis 23 on Pope Francis Laudato Si and Marginalized Sustainability…..45

XV. Philosophy of Science

a. Thesis 24 on McMullin’s scientific progress and Philosophy……………..48

XVI. Special Questions in Ethics

a. Thesis 25 on Hannah Arendt and the affirmation of the Citizenry.………..51
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….....…54
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