Ep 24: Why is political maturity?

In this episode we discuss the contentious concept of political maturity, how it is used in Philippine political discourse, what it really means, and how it can help us "mature" as a nation.

0:00 Music

0:12 Intro

1:08 Impressions of trends w/ Political Maturity

3:15 Are you politically Mature?

5:15 Definitions of political maturity

15:20 Biological Maturity (Age) vs. Political Reality

22:30  Age and Intolerance

29:40 How can you call a system mature?

40:35 How do we deel with the political maturity discourse?

45:20 Maturity as a Process vs. Maturity with role-models

57:25 Recommendations

Sources:

Democracy and Education by John Dewey

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/852/852-h/852-h.htm

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal

https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Foods-Smarter-Productive-Protecting/dp/0062562851

Cottle, T. J. (1975). Maturity: A biomedical or political concept. The Urban Review, 8(3), 176-180.

Hutchins, R. M. (1994). On political maturity. Change, 26(3), 37.

Bergh, J. (2013). Does voting rights affect the political maturity of 16-and 17-year-olds? Findings from the 2011 Norwegian voting-age trial. Electoral Studies, 32(1), 90-100.

Recommendations:

American History X

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/

Lincoln (2012)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/

Gundam Age 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2193783/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt