dussel philosophy of liberation preface and chap 1

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Dussel Philosophy of

LiberationPreface and Chapter 1


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BACKGROUND

Enrique Dussel


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About Enrique Dussel

Enrique Domingo Dussel Ambrosini, born December 2, 1!", in LaPa# $near %endo#a& Argentina'

(n)ol)ed in Catholic Action'

President of the student federation at *ni)ersity of %endo#a'

Philosophy degree +ith thesis on the idea of the common good from

the Presocratics to Aristotle $1!-& Doctorate in philosophy, Complutense *ni)ersity, %adrid $1!!&'

12.. page thesis $/& 0he Concept of the Common ood in CharlesDe 3onic4 and 5acques %aritain'6

7ecame a member of the 0%adrid 8chool6 centered around 9rtega y

asset $included :ubiri&' Acc' to E' %endieta, Dussel 0disco)ered6 Latin America from Europe

$the center; the periphery of the periphery;&

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About Enrique Dussel

Licenciate in theology, Catholic (nstitute, Paris $1!=&'

Doctorate in history, the 8orbonne, Paris' hesis@ Les EvequesHispano-Amricains. Dfenseurs et evangilisateurs de l'Indien$he 8panishe B his family+ent into e?ile'

Professor of political philosophy, *ni)ersidad acionalAutnoma de %?ico $*A%& since 1!-='


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About Philosoph andLi!eration

Published in 1!-'

Attempts an o)er)ie+ of his thought, asummation of )olumes of +or4 on ethics,

>egel, Le)inas, and historical studies' (nFuences of his mature thought@ %ar?,

medie)al mystics, 8chelling, %ar?,osen#+eig, 7uber, and Le)inas $last three

are 5e+ish thin4ers&' Gritten in e?ile $in %e?ico& +ithout his

personal library'


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9n 9therness $Alterity&@ H(n contrast to the dialectic of a cosmos, being, or

consciousness that ascends to unity, autonomy, di)inepassi)ity, or self


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GK;

Contrast bet+een D(ALEC(C andD(AL9(CAAL9(CAP9P>A(CCEA(MEthought'

D(ALEC(C $>egel, %ar?& 0e)erything6 is +or4ingitself out to+ards a Nnal *(O $e%ceptthat itnecessarily e%cludes+hate)er doesnJt Nt andcalls that 0nonbeing6

>E ED E%8Q $Dussel& starts from the

0metaphysical e?teriority of the other,6 i'e', fromthat +hich is e%cludedby the D(ALEC(C, i'e', that+hich doesnJt Nt neatly in the current system andcan question and disrupt that system'


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Ghich is 0Nrst philosophy6; Aristotle@ metaphysics as Nrst

philosophy

%odern turn@ epistemology as Nrstphilosophy

Liberation Philosophy@ ethics as Nrst

philosophy (nspiration in %ar? and Le)inas


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Emergence of Liberation Philosophy

1'he Cuban e)olution $1!!& and its signiNcance for LatinAmerica'

2'he second general assembly of CELA% in %edellRn $Colombia& inAugust 1!=S'

"'he de)elopment of Latin American Liberation heology $1!=S

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