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        "id": 1661056,
        "msgid": "when-judges-across-indonesia-learn-philosophy-1775609631",
        "date": "2026-04-07 15:13:47",
        "title": "When Judges Across Indonesia Learn Philosophy",
        "author": "Fitriyan Zamzami",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Supreme Court's Body for Legal Policy Strategy and Training has organised an online philosophy and justice education programme for 229 judges from various courts across Indonesia, held from 6-10 April 2026, to reinforce the importance of philosophy in maintaining judicial independence and wisdom amid legal complexities. Philosophy expert Tommy F Awuy urged judges to draw on empathy, humanity, and imagination when facing normative gaps in laws, warning against the blurring of facts and opinions in the digital era. Reza Alexander Antonius Wattimena, founder of Rumah Filsafat, emphasised living modestly like ascetics to avoid worldly influences and deliver fair rulings.",
        "content": "<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s Body for Legal Policy Strategy and Training (BSDK\nMA) organised Philosophy and Justice Education for Judges of the\nGeneral, Religious, Military, and State Administrative Courts, as well\nas Ad Hoc Judges, across Indonesia on 6-10 April 2026. The event,\nconducted online, was attended by 229 participants. The training aims to\nunderscore the importance of philosophy as a foundation in upholding\njudicial independence and prudence amid the complexities of law.\nPhilosophy expert from the University of Indonesia, Tommy F Awuy, stated\nthat judges should not solely rely on formal legal texts. Tommy\nencouraged judges to return to philosophical roots in line with empathy\nand humanity. \u201cImagination is important when judges face normative\nvoids. From there emerge fresh and just decisions,\u201d said Tommy during\nhis presentation on the first day of the training, Monday (6\/4\/2026).\nTommy observed that judges often encounter \u201cempty spaces\u201d in\nlegislation. In such situations, he believes imagination plays a role in\nfinding substantive justice, which is then tested through logic. Tommy\nadvised judges not to be averse to imagining. \u201cImagination is the\ncapital of creation. From there, ideas are tested through intuition and\nlogic,\u201d said Tommy. Tommy also recognised the challenges faced by judges\nin the digital era, where the boundary between facts and opinions blurs\ndue to the torrent of information. Thus, Tommy urged judges to think\nmaturely and objectively. \u201cWhat goes viral is often considered truth.\nThis is dangerous because it can dull logic,\u201d said Tommy. Meanwhile,\nanother speaker, Reza Alexander Antonius Wattimena, founder of Rumah\nFilsafat, encouraged judges to live modestly. Through such a way, Reza\nbelieves judges can produce fair decisions. Thus, Reza reminded judges\nnot to succumb to base desires. \u201cA modest life is the source of\nhappiness. From an Asian philosophical perspective, satisfying desires\nis like drinking seawater, which only makes one thirstier. Desires, when\nsatisfied without end, remain insatiable,\u201d said Reza. Reza also likened\nthe life of a judge to that of an ascetic. Those focused on their\nausterity are not influenced by worldly affairs. \u201cA judge is like an\nascetic, unaffected by the hustle and bustle of the world, creating\nspace where we (judges) can be more contemplative,\u201d said Reza.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/when-judges-across-indonesia-learn-philosophy-1775609631",
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