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This paper employs structural topic modeling (STM) to describe the academic philosophy landscape in Brazil. Based on a public national database, a corpus consisting of 12,515 abstracts of monographs defended in philosophy graduate programs between 1991 and 2021 was compiled. The final STM model identified 74 meaningful research topics, clustered into 7 thematic categories. This study discusses the prevalence of the most significant topics and categories, their trends across three decades, and their (positive or negative) association with the supervisor's gender. Results show the first empirical evidence that Brazilian philosophical research exhibits a greater focus on philosophers than on specific themes or problems. Moreover, by visualizing the variations in topic prevalence over time, it was possible to track the rise or decline of the major interest categories and topics. Finally, results also show which topics are more influenced or less influenced by gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this article is to present the current state of the editorial project Ellacuría: Obras completas. For this purpose, we have reconstructed the different stages of the process: 1) registration and classification of the documents, 2) transcription and elaboration of the technical file, 3) chronological arrangement and composition of the volumes, and, finally, 4) critical edition and composition of the volumes. We believe that the work carried out can help to outline a global image of Ellacuría's heterogeneous and fragmentary work, as well as some of its main difficulties: very restricted access to a work that has had a very local circulation, a large number of unpublished documents, undated or signed under a pseudonym, etc. For all these reasons, we consider it necessary to produce the first critical edition of the complete works of Ignacio Ellacuría, in order to facilitate access both to specialists and to the general public of one of the most relevant authors of contemporary Latin American philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Philosophy magazine of the "Center for Philosophical Studies "Adolfo García Díaz", which in its more than fifty years of institutional history has dealt with the most important philosophical issues of humanity, but has also expanded the boundaries of European thought by moving into a different epistemological position, namely the critical, antisystemic and anti-hegemonic aspect of Latin American thought. With a profoundly human approach, he has devoted himself to the study and proposals emanating from our America and its sui generis context, which deserve to be examined. Based on these reflections, the article examines the evolution of the postulates of Latin American philosophy within this outstanding academic publication, which for more than five decades has maintained a commitment to the evaluation and interpretation of reality and has been part of the written memory of the history of ideas in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using the notion of territorialization, the text traces connecting points between classical American pragmatism and contemporary Latin American philosophy as an effort to counter the usual criticism that states that because of its origins in the north of the continent pragmatism has nothing to offer to the construction of any sound philosophy in the south, while recognizing that its history, that of pragmatism, can be read in parallel of the history of the ways in which Latina American philosophies were built since the beginning of the 20th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, we as Latin-Americans are faced with a dilemma, accept without recourse that we are plainly and simply westerners, members of the western civilization; or to the contrary, doubt our "membership" in this civilization. Opinions are divided; authors such as the Venezuelan philosopher J.M. Briceño Guerrero share the first option, while the American political scientist Samuel Huntington classifies the Latin-American subcontinent as a sub civilization of the West. It falls to Latin-American philosophy scholars to clarify who we are and thus define where we are going and who we will become in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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On the occasion of the centenary of Rodolfo Kusch's birth, the article aims to rescue the philosopher as part of a collective "we", that is, to inscribe him in a reflective framework, which Kusch himself feeds while being nourished by it. For this purpose, relying on unpublished records and documents, the article reconstructs Kusch's participation and contribution to the Argentine team of "Philosophical research on the wisdom of the Argentine people as a hermeneutical place for a theory of philosophy of religion regarding the relationship between religion and language", which carried out its activities between 1977 and 1979, year of the Argentine philosopher's death. The article delves into both methodological suggestions and thematic reflections made by Kusch within the context of that group experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current issue of the journal "Cuadernos de Filosofía Latinoamericana" contains nine articles that address various topics and problems relevant to Latin American philosophy. The first four texts focus on the thought of Rodolfo Kusch, liberation philosophy, definitions of cause in political sciences, and sexism in university philosophy curricula. The remaining five texts are miscellaneous contributions related to interpretations of the philosophical thoughts of Merleau Ponty, Rousseau, Hume, Camus, and Foucault. These articles offer general approaches to their contents and promote reflection and dialogue in Latin American philosophy. [Extracted from the article]

The field of Latin American philosophy has established itself as a relevant subfield of philosophical inquiry. However, there might be good reasons to consider that our focus on the subfield could have distracted us from considering another subfield that, although it might share some geographical proximity, does not share the same historical basic elements. In this paper, I argue for a possible and meaningful conceptual difference between Latin American Philosophy and Indigenous philosophy produced in Latin America. First, I raise what I call Mariátegui’s Solidarity Challenge to show that there might be some neglectful treatment of the philosophical views of different Indigenous groups. I then depart from Mariátegui and engage in a critical exercise to show that even he would be guilty of failing in his own solidarity demands. I follow that by drawing out some implications of the argument. I first sketch how this differentiation would play out against the political project of “Mestizaje,” a project that seems to inform some of the Latin American philosophical tradition. I then speculate about the kinds of duties that the field of Latin American philosophy might have towards the field of Indigenous Philosophy produced in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to broaden the scope of Critical Theory beyond the Anglo-American and European sphere by addressing the work of Stefan Gandler. Gandler, who has long advocated for the importance of Mexican philosophers, has also utilized their work to criticize the current iteration of Critical Theory in its second and third generations. Finding them far removed from the first, he considers the work of thinkers like Bolívar Echeverría to be the tradition's true heirs. By attending to his critique, this article examines rethinking the history of Critical Theory as such and expand its scope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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There is an eff ort on the part of the Latin American philosophical community to bring about our cultural environment. This effort does not require exclusivity in the definition of a Latin American philosophical agenda, but allows a number of alternatives. In most initiatives to bring about the rapprochement between philosophy and culture in Latin America, the provisions of epistemological distance that are typical of a critical approach have prevailed. However, the latter hides pitfalls that tend to derail the proposed dialogue projects. This is precisely because, despite the intentions of establishing rapprochement and dialogue with regard to Latin America, criticism intervenes distance. Thus, the main objective of this text is to indicate the limitations of criticism as a device of approximation between Latin American philosophy and culture and to indicate alternatives to overcome them. Without making sacrifices linked to the critical provisions inherited from European philosophy, it will not be possible to obtain the desired philosophical pertinence with regard to Latin America.­ [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In her wonderful book, Approaches to the Theory of Freedom in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Virginia Aspe produces a groundbreaking presentation of Sor Juana's theory of freedom with productive scholarship on the Coimbran Jesuit tradition and Renaissance Humanism in Latin America. In this paper, I center on Aspe's interpretation of two of Sor Juana's major works, First Dream, in which a disembodied dreaming soul rises into the nighttime sky in an attempt to take in and understand the universe, and Critique of a Sermon, in which Sor Juana lays out counter-arguments to the Jesuit preacher Antonio Vieira's designation of the greatest demonstration of Christ's love and its implications for human freedom and God's grace. My goal is to supplement and sometimes critique the interpretations endorsed by Aspe so as to ultimately enrich Aspe's key insights into Sor Juana's philosophical views. Ultimately, I first argue that Aspe's Aristotelian interpretation of First Dream is necessary but not sufficient for understanding Sor Juana's poem, which requires the inclusion 15th and 16th century Neoplatonism. Secondly, I argue that in her interpretation of Critique of a Sermon Aspe misattributes a view to Sor Juana that belongs to Antonio Vieira, which requires a small tweak to her theory of Sor Juana's views on freedom and human moral psychology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes a university extension course in Latin America that seeks to problematize access to electricity through education in science and technology. A case study methodology is used to analyze the relationship between philosophy and education in science and technology in Latin America. The reflections of Paulo Freire and Andrew Feenberg on liberating education and the democratization of technology are highlighted. The course addressed topics related to Popular Agrarian Reform and the alliance between social movements and universities. The document provides a wide range of bibliographic references on critical theory of technology, popular education, and social inclusion in Latin America. [Extracted from the article]

Garza Saldívar, Héctor. Latin American Philosophy as Liberation Philosophy. Dialogue with Enrique Dussel. Latin American philosophizing is a rebellious way of thinking characterized by indignation, on the one hand, at the indifference of Western philosophy of all philosophical thinking that does not make common cause with its agenda, with its interests and with its debates; and on the other hand, at the situation of oppression and exclusion of the poor, of indigenous peoples, and at the colonialist violence unleashed on Latin America and on the rest of the marginalized peoples on the planet. However, it is more than that: it also strives to propose new paradigms and new philosophical perspectives that, while related, can offer a real alternative to the philosophy of modernity and the world that emerged from it. The overriding problem is the question of the foundation on which this philosophical enterprise rests, because, ultimately, liberation philosophy seems overly dependent still on the hermeneutic, linguistic, and phenomenological premises of the philosophical critique of modern reason from the second half of the 20th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

González Gómez, Alberto Elías. Beyond the Overspecialization of Latin American Philosophy. Anti-colonial Contributions from Iván Illich's Legacy in Mexico. So-called Latin American philosophy runs the risk of overspecializing, of becoming an exclusive niche that requires a membership card. In this article I propose rethinking the concept of "Latin American," not as specialization or membership in a group, but as a quality that comes from the critical approach and the rootedness of thinking in and from the concrete territory of the Latin American peoples. To this end I will call upon a tradition that, while rooted in Latin America, has no need to wave the flag of "Latin American philosophy" to affirm its roots. I am referring to Iván Illich's legacy in Mexico, primarily from the perspectives of Jean Robert, Gustavo Esteva and Sylvia Marcos. I will devote a few lines to each one of them, not with the intention of laying out their thinking, but as an illustration of philosophy embodied in our territories that has not become overspecialized. This article may also serve as a window into the scope of thinking of these three authors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study will consider translation as a tool to transfer ideas from Latin America to North America (and the rest of the English-speaking world). It will do so by exploring some of the paratextual strategies that have been employed in transmitting the ideas of Latin American philosophers to the English-speaking world. Specifically, it will rely on a case study, namely, the translation into English of the works of José Enrique Rodó, an important South American philosopher from the early twentieth century. The paper will outline Rodó's work as translated into English, focusing not on the quality of the translated texts themselves but rather on what the translations were expected to do. As a way to understand their expected functions, the present study will describe the paratextual apparatuses that surround the translations. Such an analysis will rely on Gérard Genette's work on paratexts to draw conclusions regarding the role of translation in the flow of ideas from the Global South to the Global North. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the work of philosopher Leopoldo Zea and the possibility of Latin American philosophy. It mentions series of metaphilosophical reflections from the 1940s on the possibility and nature of Latin American philosophy in the context of its relation to the European canon. It also mentions doctoral thesis on the history of the reception of Positivism in Mexico and a sustained engagement and social conditions and under a specific conception of philosophy.

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The text presents the philosophical foundations to configure a Latin American philosophy that supports a philosophy of education project from popular education. The philosophical reflection of Leopoldo Zea and Amado Osorio is examined. Topics such as the existence of a Latin American philosophy, Latin American philosophical thought, an agreement on philosophy, a philosophy of education in Latin America, and a philosophy of education as the basis for philosophical education in Latin America are developed. The text concludes that a Latin American philosophy does not need to break with universal thought, but rather to recognize its vital problems in order to provide reflective clarity and act upon them. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a critical reading of Enrique Dussel's philosophy, where the breaks and continuities of his early and mature ethical project are considered. The objective of the research is to explore and expose the author's thinking in relation to the problems, criticisms and controversies that it presents. For this, the early ethical and political positions of his philosophy are clarified, the place of criticism of Horacio Cerutti, the structure of mature ethics, the debate with Karl-Otto Apel, the structure of the Politics of Liberation and the criticism of Santiago Castro-Gómez. The article presents a secular and critical reading of one of the most relevant liberation philosophies in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research article presents the criticisms that intellectual history, in its version of history of political languages, makes to the history of ideas. The background of both historiographies is presented and it analyzes how the criticism made by the intellectual history incurs in theoretical simplifications, where the history of ideas is reduced to the capture of the peculiarity and originality of ideas in Latin America, neglecting its political purposes, its commitment to the knowledge of the region and its commitment to decolonization and emancipation. It is argued that the type of analysis carried out by intellectual history questions the philosophical character and depoliticizes the history of ideas. It is concluded that, although the approach to the history of political languages allows the analysis of an interesting set of problems, it is not a matter of one historiographic model being replaced by another, but of the coexistence of epistemic and methodological pluralism. The methodology used for the research is textual hermeneutics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we compare and contrast Latin American Philosophy and African Philosophy in terms of history, currents and themes. We present an overview of both philosophical traditions in which we describe the methodologies and movements associated with each tradition respectively. We end by suggesting potential areas for further collaboration between the two traditions based on the similarities and differences suggested by our presentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problem of cultural identity is a recurring theme within Latin American philosophy; it is part of a historical trajectory full of advances, setbacks, struggles and conquests, which have marked the development of thought in the region. Its assessment is not limited to theoretical aspects, but encompasses social action, political demonstrations, struggles for independence, change, and claims for rights denied by the modern/world system. While it is true, there is a discrepancy between the philosophical positions of Latin American theorists, they have a common sense of belonging, but regionalism as nationalism, as a rationality that sees in the American the possibility of changing the destiny of the continent, leading it to more humane and inclusive practices. The research was carried out following the hermeneutical-documentary approach. It does not aspire to be conclusive; on the contrary, it is a thoughtful proposal that adds to this unfinished discussion [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ordóñez Burgos, Jorge. On the Philosophy of Our Moment. The relationship between philosophy and its history has been--and still is--a topic that calls for not only an extensive knowledge of sources and traditions, but also a deep reflective exercise in which historiography, philology, and the philosophical review of philosophy itself complement one another in an interrelated whole. In this text I propose to meditate on the modalities that today can have as a framework in which philosophy develops and, at the same time, as a point of departure for a philosophy of "this moment." The present, contemporariness, the philosophy of our time, current philosophy and the philosophical avant--garde cannot be understood as synonyms because each term situates itself differently in the circumstances. The philosophy of today can be a topic of interest for Latin America, a region with a vocation and realities that are very different from those of Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The political and philosophical proposal of the Latin American thinker Álvaro Márquez Fernández is not limited to thinking only of a specific concept or social phenomenon. The criticism that the philosopher built in recent years is characterized by a cross-cutting questioning of the political and rational conditions in which social actors and subjects of life coexist. In this work, a bibliographic review of the author's work is expressed, the reflections around the decolonial and subaltern proposal that Márquez-Fernández thought as a new way of exercising the political praxis of power. It is proposed that from the recognition of the discursive and dialogic practices that are expressed or manifested in public spaces, democratic mechanisms can be de-constructed and reinvented. This other way of thinking about politics also implies the liberation of the rational logic of formality that the liberal hegemonic institutions have adopted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text aims to discuss the human meanings of a global pandemic. At the same time, it tries to discuss the survival of the nefarious effects of the axes of an American racist cultures and the unfolding of its crypto-fascist characteristics within current societies. A central question remains the role of the sciences and scientists, of a we-intellectual and of the eventual creative role aimed at the theoretical-practical condition of a healthy live together of all Humanity. To clarify these issues, the first point shows some fundamental issues in pandemic times and of anti-racist and anti-fascist demands. The second highlights the regional disarray and the motivations at participations might demand in the face of brutal inequalities within the Americas. The third indicates the starting point to rescue the original paths of its people in their Afro, European and Amerindian plurality. In this way, we wish to insist on a proactive role of the intellectuals, since their participation is key in the analysis of inequalities and, therefore, in creating conditions for healthy coexistence. From a critical point of view, intellectuals are important agents in the face of deadly inequalities, a commitment to the service of life and to good living among all. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article wants to point out the existing relations between the decolonial turn and the intercultural project carried out by R. Fornet-Betancourt. Making references to thinkers such as Estermann and Walsch, he points out that the opposition between both positions stems from a confusion that is part of the legacy of the Latin American philosophy of liberation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents, after some initial considerations on Latin American philosophical thought, the main characteristics and foundations of the history of Latin American philosophical ideas as a suitable framework for thinking about our own problems. Regarding this philosophical discipline, its justification and its validity, some criticisms made to this tradition of thought from postmodern and contemporary philosophy are presented, which have been brought to our attention by some Colombian thinkers. It concludes with the consideration of this historiography as an "our American" philosophical method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El articulo discute sobre la contribución de la revista Cuadernos de Filosofía Latino americana con el enfoque del desarrollo de la filosofía latino americana y al desarrollo de la filosofía latino americana.

The Great Philosophical Systems reflect on the conditions necessary to dignify the human condition. Among them is Martha Nussbaum's approach to human capacities and the counter-hegemonic Latin American philosophy, which have contributed the most in this regard. Ancestral knowledge, such as Sumak Kawsay, has also contributed to this task. The objective of this article is to discuss the most prominent arguments of these three philosophical positions in relation to what "good living" means. Methodologically supported by triangulation and the hermeneutical circle to identify their affinities, differences, and silences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presenta una introducción que discute el pensamiento filosófico y la filosofía latinoamericana con un enfoque en temas relacionados con la veracidad, la responsabilidad social universitaria, incluida la enseñanza de la filosofía y el pluralismo histórico en Colombia.

The objective of the paper is to reflect on Environmental Education in Ecuador, whose Constitution of 2008 recognized the Rights of Nature. This work presents the follow-up to the educational practices implemented through the 'TiNi's Methodology,' where students learn from the natural environment in a theoretical-practical way. As a result, the socioenvironmental discourse conceptually based on sustainable development is questioned and an eco-pedagogical alternative focused on the Andean worldview of Sumak Kawsay is proposed, which seeks to restore nature through regenerative development. To conclude, an inter-epistemological dialogue between ancestral wisdom and scientific knowledge is promoted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In raising the need for the renewal of Latin American philosophy, Fr. Juan Carlos Scannone (1931-2019) highlights the importance of the notion of inculturation. This concept refers to the integration that occurs between multiple cultures in terms of equality and respect. In order for inculturation to take place, it is necessary for the characteristics of culture to be gathered together by a new philosophy. The inculturation model proposed by Scannone emerges from the peoples' own cultural experiences, and is applicable to Latin American philosophy and theology so that they can have characteristic features of the cultures to which they belong. The fundamental category of inculturated philosophy proposed by Scannone is that of the popular wisdom that mediates between popular culture, religiosity, symbols, and popular narratives, on the one hand, and philosophical thinking on the other. The objective of this article is to show the overlap between popular wisdom and its roots in the World of Life, since it is with popular wisdom that the cultural symbols which determine the behavior and history of the peoples are constructed. We will proceed in five stages: first, by way of introduction, we will expound on the role that inculturation plays in Latin American philosophy. In the second place, we will see its applicability to theology, in which the relationship of popular wisdom with the world of life in the production of symbols is already being outlined. Third, we will examine Scannone's criticism of the very notion of inculturation and its proposal of a "we", a "being", and "symbolic mediation." In a fourth moment, we will see how it is that in the ethical and historical dimension of philosophy the overlap between these notions and the popular World of Life of which Scannone speaks comes together. Finally, based on a first descriptive and reconstructive approach after the scannonian proposal of inculturation, we propose a kind of theory of recognition that has its roots in the World of Life or the "inclusive we". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay provides an overview of Aztec morality, showing at first their conception of person and the way they dealt with personal freedom. Subsequently, it expounds the virtues of several ideal models a person could be, and the educational process capable of bringing the virtues that define those models. The text ends with a brief exposition of a legal principle in a very general level: in quálli, in yéctli. Along the article, we attempt to establish points of contact with some contemporary debates in the field of ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following hermeneutical study is a journey on interculturality through some philosophers, among others: Arturo Roig and Fornet-Betancourt, who envision the philosophical dialogue in Latin America. Just as we also interpret Rodolfo Kusch in order to relate it to ethnic thought, the matrix of Latin American thought in the angle of intercultural dialogue, for which we focus on Amerindian philosophical thinking, based on the Popol Vuh (sacred book Maya-Quiché), in virtue of being embodied in the symbolic language that is totally distant from the western epistemological character, whose message is approached from a technical parameter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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