TY - JOUR AU - Acampado, Arian G. AU - Pajares, Glenn G. PY - 2021/12/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Visayan Philosophy of Labor: A Reflection from the Notion of Kahimtang and John Paul II’s Philosophy JF - Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal JA - RMRJ VL - 9 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.32871/rmrj2109.02.07 UR - https://rmrj.usjr.edu.ph/rmrj/index.php/RMRJ/article/view/985 SP - 53-65 AB - <p>This paper highlights John Paul II’s (JPII) Philosophy of Labor and points out the need to have a Visayan philosophy of labor. Moreover, this proposes to view and analyze the Visayan philosophy of labor within the context of the Visayan notion of <em>kahimtang</em>. The researchers believe that the word <em>kahimtang</em> can be viewed as a combination of three words <em>ka</em>, <em>himu</em> and<em> butang</em>, in which <em>himu</em> connotes a concept of work. Furthermore, within the compatibilist minds of the Visayan, <em>himu</em> (labor) plays a significant role to redirect one’s&nbsp;<em>kahimtang</em>. Work (labor), for the Visayan, is an essential expression of freedom which has a similar expression to JPII’s Philosophy of Labor.</p> ER -