Ethics · Feminist Thought
Deconstructing Identity: The Struggle Between Freedom and Belonging
Deconstructing Identity: The Struggle Between Freedom and Belonging
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Thinkers and essays gathered around this school of thought.
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Jose Marti
Explores anti-imperialism, dignity, republics, race, education, poetry, and the moral imagination of Latin American freedom.
“The homeland is humanity.”
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African Thought · Anti-Colonial Thought
The Consequences of Misunderstanding Natural Laws on Human Governance
The Consequences of Misunderstanding Natural Laws on Human Governance
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Ecology · Ethics
The Legitimacy of Punishment and the Absurdity of Justice
The Legitimacy of Punishment and the Absurdity of Justice
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African Thought · Ethics
The Fragility of Belonging: Deconstructing Community Norms in a Global Age
The Fragility of Belonging: Deconstructing Community Norms in a Global Age
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Jose Marti
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Enrique Dussel
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Eduardo Galeano
Contemporary
Gloria Anzaldua
Contemporary
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1853–1895
Jose Marti
Explores anti-imperialism, dignity, republics, race, education, poetry, and the moral imagination of Latin American freedom.
Anti-Colonial Thought · Latin American Thought · Literature
1934–2023
Enrique Dussel
Develops liberation philosophy, ethics from the underside of history, colonial modernity, dependency, and the excluded other.
Ethics · Latin American Thought · Political Philosophy
1940–2015
Eduardo Galeano
Reflects on memory, empire, poverty, football, storytelling, Latin America, and the small human details inside historical violence.
History · Latin American Thought · Literature
1942–2004
Gloria Anzaldua
Explores borderlands, mestiza consciousness, language, sexuality, spirituality, identity, and living between worlds.
Feminist Thought · Language & Meaning · Latin American Thought
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