Encounters at the limit of language, art, and the political suny press, 20092010 latin american philosophy from identity to radical exteriority indiana university press, 2014 dussel, enrique. Although the philosophy of liberation is an authentic thought that establishes its principles in contrast to the fundamental propositions of european reflexive culture, the wider audience outside latin america is little acquainted with it. Enrique ambrosini dussel is and has been one of the most prolific latin american philosophers of the last 100 years. Enrique dussel has 65 books on goodreads with 1662 ratings. He is the author of many books, including beyond philosophy. He has written over fifty books, and over three hundred articles ranging over the history of the latin american philosophy, politi. He has written over fifty books, and over three hundred articles ranging over the history of the latin american philosophy, political philosophy, church history, theology, ethics, and occasional pieces on the state of latin american countries. Jan 01, 2003 enrique ambrosini dussel is and has been one of the most prolific latin american philosophers of the last 100 years. Latin american philosophy stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Buy philosophy of liberation by enrique dussel isbn. Leopoldo zeas project of a philosophy of latin american history.
While he is astoundingly prolific, relatively few of his works can be found in english translation and none of these focus specifically on education. Philosophy in latin america in the twentieth century. A founder of the philosophy of liberation movement, dussel has played a protagonist role over the last decade as one of the key theorists and public intellectuals of the socalled pink tide of leftist and centerleftist governments that came to power across latin america. Europe via brazilian and african ports that made him understand that he was latin american, someone from the periphery. Otherness abstract the need to rethink the classical european systems that excluded the possibility of the existence of the idea of the other from the ontological order was a key factor in the selfdetermination of subjects representing a non.
He is one of the founders of liberation theology and has written over 40 books, some of which have been translated into english, french, german and italian. Historical and philosophical presuppositions for latin american theology, enrique d. Ethics, history, marxism, and liberation theology enrique dussel. Enrique dussel is considered one of the founding philosophers of liberation in the latin american tradition, an influential arm of what is now called decoloniality. Enrique dussels most popular book is philosophy of liberation. Rationalist enrique dussels philosophy of liberation. He first came to mexico in 1975 as a political exile and is currently a mexican citizen, professor in the department of philosophy at the iztapalapa campus of the universidad autonoma metropolitana autonomous metropolitan university, uam, and also teaches courses at the universidad nacional autonoma. Liberation theology and new tasks facing christians, segundo galilea 9. The notion of latin americans as a people is the key to understanding both how latin american philosophy has unity in diversity. Enrique dussels ethics and philosophy of liberation books gateway. Storia della chiesa in america latina 14921992 editrice queriniana, italia, 457 pp.
His more recent work offers the prospect of transcending the postmodernistmodernist debate from the ethical and historical standpoint of. Enrique dussel is considered one of the founding philosophers of. The first part deals with the historiography of latin american philosophy. His more recent work offers the prospect of transcending the postmodernistmodernist debate from the ethical and historical standpoint of oppressed and excluded populations. Enrique dussel is a founding member and president of the study community for church history in latin america and the association for philosophy and liberation. The philosophical content is heterogenous but arises from and responds to the particular historicalsociopolitical context of latin america as part of a. Rationalist enrique dussel s philosophy of liberation. Thinking on exilic grounds penn state press, 1999 sense and finitude. Twenty theses on politics by enrique dussel 9780822343288. Latin american philosophy internet encyclopedia of philosophy. First published in spanish in 2006, twenty theses on politics is a major statement on political philosophy from enrique dussel, one of latin americas and the worlds most important philosophers and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Enrique dussels writings span the theology of liberation, critiques of discourse ethics, evaluations of marx, levinas, habermas, and others, but most importantly, the development of a philosophy written from the underside of eurocentric modernist teleologies, an ethics of the impoverished, and the articulation of a unique latin american theoretical perspective.
From the parousia of the gods to the invasion dussel, enrique. Enrique dussel s writings span the theology of liberation, critiques of discourse ethics, evaluations of marx, levinas, habermas, and others, but most importantly, the development of a philosophy written from the underside of eurocentric modernist teleologies, an ethics of the impoverished, and the articulation of a unique latin american theoretical perspective. Enrique dussel is considered one of the founding philosophers of liberation in the. First published in spanish in 2006, twenty theses on politics is a major statement on political philosophy from enrique dussel, one of latin americasand the worldsmost important philosophers, and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Llosa and other distinguished latin american scholars. He has written over fifty books, and over three hundred articles ranging over the history of the latin american philosophy, political philosophy, church history, theology, ethics, and occasional pieces on the state. A latin american philosophy of education dussel, enrique. Ethics, history, marxism, and liberation theology and the invention of the americas. Beyond philosophy by eduardo mendieta overdrive rakuten. Amaryll chanady, latin american identity and constructions of difference, university of minnessota press, minneapolis, vol. The historical vocation of the church, ronaldo munoz 8. He has written over fifty books, and over three hundred articles ranging over the history of the latin american philosophy, political philosophy, church history, theology, ethics, and occasional pieces on the state of latin.
He is the author of over 50 books, including a history of the church in latin america and the invention of the americas, and has taught at harvard, notre dame, union theological seminary, vanderbilt, loyola university, and duke. Enrique domingo dussel ambrosini born december 24, 1934 is an argentine and mexican academic, philosopher. For me, philosophy was first and foremost the discovery of what it means to be a philosopher in latin america. Enrique dussel is the most significant latin american philosopher today and one of the worlds leading marxist philosophers. Latin american political philosophy bibliography philpapers. Ethics of liberation enrique dussel paperback books. Enrique dussel is one of the primary figures along with others such as rodolfo kusch, arturo roig, and leopoldo zea, in the philosophical movement referred to as the philosophy of liberation. This article outlines the history of latin american philosophy. Colonialism to liberation 14921979, eerdmans, 1981. Dec 09, 2008 first published in spanish in 2006, twenty theses on politics is a major statement on political philosophy from enrique dussel, one of latin americas and the worlds most important philosophers and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Enrique dussel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Editions economie et humanisme les editions ouvrieres, paris, 183 pp.
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Argentinean philosopher, theologian, and historian enrique dussel understands the present international order as divided into the culture of the center by which he means the ruling elite of europe, north america, and russia and the peoples of the periphery by which he means the populations of latin america, africa, and part of asia, and the oppressed classes including women and. A latin american perspective, orbis books, new york, 1976. Even more interesting from the perspective of marxian economics, dussel has also written a pathbreaking trilogy of books about marxs economic manuscripts. Argentinean philosopher, theologian, and historian enrique dussel. Enrique dussel s most popular book is philosophy of liberation. Beyond philosophy ebook by enrique dussel rakuten kobo. The dissertation presents and critically evaluates the claim by enrique dussel that peripheral latin america provides philosophy with an origination that allows it. Dec 09, 2008 first published in spanish in 2006, twenty theses on politics is a major statement on political philosophy from enrique dussel, one of latin americasand the worldsmost important philosophers, and a founder of the philosophy of liberation.