Marxist Farmlands and Machiavellian Economists
SSP4 has everything to do with the Agribusiness Economics course. From the time of Slavoj Zizek to Machiavelli, matters concerning economics and political thought go hand in hand. This is especially true nowadays, since the world is now more connected through globalization.
The subject can help people in the agribusiness industry to understand the circumstances of the industry today. The discrepancy between the large amount of available farmland and the small amount of well-fed people in Mindanao can be related to Zizek’s idea of systemic violence. Only the symptoms of this violence are treated, with large companies resorting to CSR or “Corporate Social Responsibility” campaigns. These moves can be seen as a real-life manifestation of the liberal capitalists’ shift from accumulation to recognition. Agribusiness Economics studies how money and goods are exchanged among different agents and this course was created out of the need to understand capitalist systems in the context of agriculture. The ABE course is a consequence of Western political thought and philosophy. One can only wonder about what Karl Marx would say if he were to see the evolution of our agricultural technology today. Vast farmlands, large storage containers, and huge tractors are just some of the things that could have been predicted by the German philosopher. The novel entitled The Elementary Particles can help one predict what could happen as biotechnology continues to be used to improve agribusiness products. For BSABE students, the SSP4 subject paints a clearer picture of the world that they will operate in after graduating.
A better understanding between the students of UP Mindanao’s ABE course and their business partners can be given by this course. SSP4 allows people engaged in agribusiness to comprehend the perspective of Westerners, so this can help in the negotiation of business deals among global partners. Agribusiness is not limited to the Philippines alone, and the cash flow of this industry spreads from Davao to as far as the United States through the world’s supply and demand for different products. Furthermore, the course helps a person think outside the box, look beyond the surface and see possible outcomes of present actions. This foresight given by SSP4 gives ABE students an advantage over others because it teaches them to plan ahead and come up with new ways to solve old problems. Also, if one were to advocate these, Machiavelli’s political thoughts could be used by a leader to control one’s agribusiness organization. If one were to adopt the pragmatic method of observation by Hume, then a person engaged in agribusiness could see higher profits from good, unbiased business decisions.
You can’t separate SSP4 and Agribusiness Economics. The next time you see a farmer in the middle of hundreds of hectares of rice fields, take time to think of Marx and the Western philosophers.
SSP4 has everything to do with the Agribusiness Economics course. From the time of Slavoj Zizek to Machiavelli, matters concerning economics and political thought go hand in hand. This is especially true nowadays, since the world is now more connected through globalization.
The subject can help people in the agribusiness industry to understand the circumstances of the industry today. The discrepancy between the large amount of available farmland and the small amount of well-fed people in Mindanao can be related to Zizek’s idea of systemic violence. Only the symptoms of this violence are treated, with large companies resorting to CSR or “Corporate Social Responsibility” campaigns. These moves can be seen as a real-life manifestation of the liberal capitalists’ shift from accumulation to recognition. Agribusiness Economics studies how money and goods are exchanged among different agents and this course was created out of the need to understand capitalist systems in the context of agriculture. The ABE course is a consequence of Western political thought and philosophy. One can only wonder about what Karl Marx would say if he were to see the evolution of our agricultural technology today. Vast farmlands, large storage containers, and huge tractors are just some of the things that could have been predicted by the German philosopher. The novel entitled The Elementary Particles can help one predict what could happen as biotechnology continues to be used to improve agribusiness products. For BSABE students, the SSP4 subject paints a clearer picture of the world that they will operate in after graduating.
A better understanding between the students of UP Mindanao’s ABE course and their business partners can be given by this course. SSP4 allows people engaged in agribusiness to comprehend the perspective of Westerners, so this can help in the negotiation of business deals among global partners. Agribusiness is not limited to the Philippines alone, and the cash flow of this industry spreads from Davao to as far as the United States through the world’s supply and demand for different products. Furthermore, the course helps a person think outside the box, look beyond the surface and see possible outcomes of present actions. This foresight given by SSP4 gives ABE students an advantage over others because it teaches them to plan ahead and come up with new ways to solve old problems. Also, if one were to advocate these, Machiavelli’s political thoughts could be used by a leader to control one’s agribusiness organization. If one were to adopt the pragmatic method of observation by Hume, then a person engaged in agribusiness could see higher profits from good, unbiased business decisions.
You can’t separate SSP4 and Agribusiness Economics. The next time you see a farmer in the middle of hundreds of hectares of rice fields, take time to think of Marx and the Western philosophers.