The concept of Other in Latin American liberation : fusing emancipatory philosophic thought and social revolt / Eugene Gogol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gogol, Eugene, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government, Resistance to--Latin America.

Government, Resistance to.

Philosophy, Marxist.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Latin America.

Politics and government.

Liberty.

Philosophy, Marxist--Latin America.

Negativity (Philosophy).

Subjectivity.

Physical Description:

xii, 385 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2002]

Summary:

In this exciting new study, Eugene Gogol interweaves three strands that form the intellectual bedrock for the concept of the Other in the Latin American context: Hegel's dialectic of negativity, Marx's humanism, and autochthonal emancipatory thought. From this foundation, the book explores the relation of liberatory philosophic thought to today's social and class movements. Gogol considers the logic of capitalism on Latin American soil, the ecological crisis in Latin America, and the concept and practice of self-liberation. Still one of the most contested terrains of Latin American thought, the Other has been of central concern for many luminary thinkers including Leopoldo Zea, Octavio Paz, and JosZ Carlos MariOtegui. While these writers may not garner much publicity in the world press, the highly public and ongoing struggles of the Zapatistas and Brazil's Landless Workers Movement demonstrate the continuing need to theorize the volatile nature of Latin American social reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-376) and index.

ISBN:

073910330X

0739103318

OCLC:

48003175