December 10, 2015, 1:28p.m. – PROF. FLORENTINO Hornedo, one of the University’s most brilliant minds, passed away Wednesday morning in his home in Batanes. He was 77.
Hornedo was hailed as a philosopher, scholar, language expert, literary critic and a teacher’s teacher, who had authored numerous works on culture and society.
His books, including “The Power to Be,” “The Glitter of Gold: Batanes Cultural Heritage,” and “The Favor of the Gods: Essays in Filipino Religious Thought,” delve into critical philosophy and Philippine history and culture.
“Ideas and Ideals: Essays on Filipino Cognitive History,” one of his recent works, assesses the impact of the Philippine Revolution on the modern ideas of “heroism” and “patriotism.”
“So dramatic [and traumatic] was the Philippine Revolution against Spain at the close of the nineteenth century that it has been an obsession of Philippine historiography for over a century now…This has tended to define patriotism as opposition to power — any power. It has tended to define ‘heroism’ as bravado,” he wrote.
Hornedo was a recipient of the National Catholic Authors Award, the Arts and Community Award of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Batanes Provincial Achievement Recognition for Cultural and Social Research, and the Recognition Award for Social Research from the UST College of Education Alumni Association.
Hornedo graduated from the University with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1961 and earned his masters in English and philosophy from St. Louis University in 1966 and 1972, respectively.
He earned his PhD in literature from UST in 1977 and completed his post-doctorate studies in history and political science in the University from 1985 to 1988. Cedric Allen P. Sta.Cruz
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