Our-American Thought and Epistemic Decolonization: Three Stages in the Trajectory of a Problematic Question of Cultural Emancipation and Liberation
Enregistré dans:
| Auteurs: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | artículo original |
| Statut: | Versión publicada |
| Date de publication: | 2026 |
| Description: | Our American decolonization is presented as a complex and multidimensional historical process that seeks to affirm local identities in the face of Eurocentric universality and its colonialist expressions. This essay highlights its transdisciplinary character and its focus on social, cultural, and epistemic liberation, which aims to construct a critical and propositional reflection on cultural authenticity and the liberation of Latin America. It refers to Enrique Dussel’s project of transmodernity and his philosophical legacy as a key module for the construction of a paradigm of social, cultural, and epistemic liberation. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of propositional thought on cultural authenticity and liberation, highlighting authors such as Francisco Bilbao, José Martí, and Aníbal Quijano. The critique of Eurocentrism and the construction of an alternative paradigm based on horizontal intercultural dialogue are also stressed. The essay is structured around three theoretical nuclei that represent important stages of decolonizing thought: the critique of Eurocentrism and the construction of one’s own identity, epistemic decolonization as a tool of liberation, and, finally, intercultural dialogue as an alternative to domination. |
| Pays: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Langue: | Español Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/22135 |
| Accès en ligne: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/tdna/article/view/22135 |
| Mots-clés: | decolonization Eurocentrism epistemology liberation identity interculturality descolonización eurocentrismo epistemología liberación identidad interculturalidad descolonização epistemologia liberar identidade interculturalidade |