The proliferation of piracy in the Philippines and its relation to postmodern thoughts of Jean Baudrillard

Date of Publication

2007

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy

Subject Categories

Philosophy

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Philosophy

Thesis Adviser

Feorillo Petronillo Demeterio

Defense Panel Chair

Napoleon M. Mabaquiao

Defense Panel Member

Dennis D.G. Apolega
Beverly A. Sarza

Abstract/Summary

This thesis aims to affirm the significance of Piracy in the daily lives of the Filipinos and how it can be understand using philosophical thoughts of the postmodern thinker, Jean Baudrillard. This was explained using the Theory of Simulacra and Theory of Hyperreality. The sub-problems of this thesis which associates piracy as the jologs way of adapting to the postmodern changes and the question what is the current trend of piracy in the Philippines was answered using the Theory of hyperreality and the sub topic of prestige symbol and the stages of Simulacra.

With these answered, It can be then concluded that piracy is really growing economy in the Philippines and because of piracy, there are really great effects on our way of living as Filipinos. Piracy is hard to define where it really belong to the bad or good effects of technology for it provides a wide range of effects, good and bad to people who uses piracy.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU13838

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

57 leaves ; 29 cm.

Keywords

Piracy (Copyright)--Philippines; Copyright-- Philippines; Postmodernism--Philippines

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