Mr. Michael Ner Mariano is a full time faculty member of Ateneo de Manila University, he is a part- time faculty of SVST and teaches Philosophy Subjects. He is currently a member of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP) former officer 2012-2014, and  a member Philosophy Circle of the Philippines (PCP) and former officer in 2008-2014.

Completed and Ongoing Research Works:

“Reconstructing and Rehabilitating the Material and Spiritual Basis of a People’s Narrative of Hope amidst Disasters: The Case of Bohol” (CHED-Philippine Higher Education Research Network [PHERNet]) - 2018

“On Roque Ferriols’s Translation of Plato’s Apology” (co-author with Lagliva, A.M., Principe, J.D.Z., and Strebel, W.P.J.S.) - 2017

“Ang Tao at ang Makasaysayang Kilos” (translation of Ramon C. Reyes’s “Man and Historical Action”- 2013

“Kung Papaano Maipagtatanggol ang Lipunan laban sa Agham” (translation of Paul Feyerabend’s “How to Defend Society against Science”) - 2013

Publications:

“Ang Apologia ni Sokrates, ayon sa Ulat ni Platon: Gabay sa Pag-aaral” (co-authored with Lagliva, A.M., Principe, J.D.Z., and Strebel, W.P.J.S.)

Ethics: Foundations of Moral Valuation (co-authored with Bulaong, O.G., Calano, M.J.T., Lagliva, A.M., and Principe, J.D.Z.)

The Moral Dimension: Essays in Honor of Ramon Castillo Reyes (co-edited with Bulaong, O.G. and Que, N.S.)

Selected Published Articles:

“Content Analysis of the Discussion of the Atom in General Chemistry Textbooks Using Evaluation Criteria Based on the Nature of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry” (co-authored with Guidote, A.M., Perez, A.J.E., and Yu, G.U.), in Kimika: The Jouranl of the Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas 27 (2016): 51-63.

“The Overcoming of Metaphysics in the Quest for Being,” in Scientia: The Research Journal of the College of Arts and Sciences, San Beda College (2015): 143-163.

“Eros at Episteme: Ang Agham bilang Pag-ibig sa Kosmos,” in Scientia: The Research Journal of the College of Arts and Sciences, San Beda College (2014): 95-114.

“Ang Politika ng Etsa-Puwera: Ang Paglaho ni Thrasymakhos sa Politeia ni Platon,” in Suri: The Journal of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines 2 (2013): 36-48.

Selected Papers Presentations:

“Ang Pagkukusa ng Kilos-Tao tungo sa Tamang Paggamit ng Kapangyarihan, Pangangalaga sa Kalikasan, at Pagtaguyod ng Katotohanan,” presented in the National Training of Teachers on the K to 10 Critical Content in Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao, Department of Education, Bureau of Curriculum Development, Andana Resort, Guimaras Province (8 May 2019).

“Traditional Filipino Cosmology and the Navigation of Contemporary Day-to-Day Life,” presented in Vietnam National University (Hanoi, Vietnam), University of Social Science and Humanities, Annual Conference on Religion and Western Science Seen from an East Asian Approach (5 December 2018).

“Political Philosophy and Theory,” presented in a workshop Special Problems in Government Organization and Management, Panpacific University North Philippines (PUNP), Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (16 January 2016).

“Ethics in Teaching,presented in the workshop Professional Roles and Ethics for Teachers, Panpacific University North Philippines (PUNP), Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (28 November 2015).

“Disaster and Democracy in the Philippines,” presented in Asian Association of Catholic Philosophers (AACP) Conference, 2015 on The Modernities and Democracies of Asia, Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University (17 November 2015).

“Philosophy of the City: Concluding Remarks,” presented in The Philosophy of the City Mini-Conference, Dela Costa Hall, Ateneo de Manila University (9 November 2015).

“Understanding the Self and Ramon Reyes’s ‘Man and Historical Action’: A Philosophical Approach,” presented in Teaching Understanding the Self and Ethics with an Understanding of Their Philosophical Groundings, CASS Building, Mindanao State University (MSU)—Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City (16 October 2015).