Título del libro: The Role Of History In Latin American Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives
Título del capítulo: A philosophical debate concerning traditional ethnic groups in Latin America and the history of philosophy
LEON ROGELIO OLIVE MORETT;
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Inglés
Año de publicación:
2005
Resumen:
During the last ten years or so, the so-called problem of multiculturalism has become a focus of discussion in Latin American philosophy. Some of the issues debated are the question of the rights of ethnic minorities, the relationship between the state and minority groups, and the related problem of cultural diversity and moral relativism. In this chapter, I analyze the role played by the history of philosophy in some of the contributions made to this debate by three leading Latin American philosophers: Ernesto Garzón Valdés from Argentina, Fernando Salmerón, and Luis Villoro from Mexico. For our purposes here the term "history of philosophy" will be primarily understood as the discussion and critical assimilation of philosophical ideas whose origin can be traced to the past, and which have evolved over time for at least one generation. While those ideas may be associated with the work of a particular philosopher, this is not a necessary condition for considering them of interest to the history of philosophy and to philosophy itself. In confronting some problems raised by multiculturalism, Garzón Valdés, Salmerón, and Villoro deal with past philosophical ideas in at least one of the following three ways. I As ideas that are critically incorporated to their theses, and that are helpful in shaping their thought. II As ideas that are characteristic of a philosophical tradition that serves as the background for their analyses. III As ideas that constitute the very object of philosophical analysis. For instance, the state and traditional ethnic groups are the kind of entities they are, by virtue of some beliefs about them, shared by members of the relevant communities. In order to understand the nature and role of the state, it is necessary to analyze the conceptions of the state held within the state and in a civil society. But the state evolves in history as much as the ideas and conceptions that constitute it do. Therefore, a full understanding of the state and of those ideas requires the analysis of their origin and evolution. This is a historical-philosophical analysis. Whereas (I) is unproblematic, (II) and (III) raise controversial issues. In what follows, I offer reasons for accepting both (II) and (III) as valuable ways of dealing with past philosophical ideas. I focus on some s
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ISBN:
079146427X
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State University of New York Press Nombre de la publicación:
A philosophical debate concerning traditional ethnic groups in Latin America and the history of philosophy
Página inicial:
159
Página final:
195
Tipo de producto:
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