School · 1648 CE–2023 CE
Latin American philosophy
Latin American philosophy is philosophy in and about Latin America addressing coloniality, identity, liberation, modernity, and political dependence.
Shared questions
- Can philosophy speak from a historically dependent region without repeating colonial categories?
Internal disagreements
- Whether philosophical authenticity requires cultural identity, liberation from domination, universal dialogue, or criticism of the demand for authenticity itself.
Key texts
- Respuesta a Sor Filotea · 1691 — Sor Juana's defence of a woman's right to study, written to a bishop under a pseudonym.
- Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality · 1928 — Mariátegui's Marxist analysis of Peru, which refused to treat European categories as ready-made.
- Philosophy of Liberation · 1977 — Dussel's statement of a philosophy addressed from the periphery rather than the centre.