Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 926 Rizal, José 1861 1896 Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, José Protasio Rizal, Jose Derbyshire, Charles E. The Indolence of the Filipino Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_la_indolencia_de_los_filipinos Prepared by Jeroen Hellingman "The Indolence of the Filipino" by José Rizal is a critical essay written in the late 19th century, specifically during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. As an impactful work of political and social commentary, it addresses the stereotype of Filipino indolence, arguing that this perceived laziness is a reflection of the oppressive conditions under colonial rule, rather than a natural trait of the Filipino people. Rizal's essay serves both as a defense of his countrymen and an indictment of colonial policies that stifled their potential. In this work, Rizal meticulously analyzes the historical and social factors contributing to the islands' economic stagnation and the resulting attitudes towards work among Filipinos. He highlights how environmental conditions, such as the tropical climate, along with the abuses of the colonial government and the oppressive social hierarchies, exacerbated a cycle of indolence rather than instigating it. Rizal argues that the indolence attributed to Filipinos arose from years of misgovernment, loss of hope, and a lack of self-esteem, rather than a lack of capability or ambition. Through a series of well-researched observations, he asserts that freeing the Filipino people from their colonial constraints could remedy the situation and enable them to reclaim productivity and dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Philippines -- Social conditions DS HN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other Category: Politics 125733 2025-07-03T09:19:16.512993 text/html 125554 2025-01-10T01:00:20.957736 text/html 115542 2025-07-03T09:19:20.485929 application/epub+zip 115800 2025-07-03T09:19:18.087970 application/epub+zip 115800 2025-07-03T09:19:17.074952 application/epub+zip 240091 2025-07-03T09:19:22.309963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231152 2025-07-03T09:19:19.869967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197720 2022-09-03T13:58:54.787043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114419 2025-07-03T09:19:16.277982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109445 2020-12-30T02:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18443 2025-07-03T09:19:22.433965 application/rdf+xml 14460 2025-07-03T09:19:17.554950 image/jpeg 3623 2025-07-03T09:19:17.313954 image/jpeg 44359 2020-12-30T02:44:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 113561 2025-07-03T09:19:16.524960 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog tl.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia