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Book SynopsisOmar Rivera is interested in how narratives of "we" are constructed in Latin American philosophy. He turns to the philosophers of revolutionary moments as a way to imagine alternative visions of social and political reality, arguing that these "redemptive" moments or myths help mold group identity and can shape the future for Latin American culture, politics, and civil society.
Trade ReviewOmar Rivera book Delimitations of Latin American Philosophy: Beyond Redemption provides a fruitful addition to the rapidly growing body of literature on Latin American philosophy. n from Latin America—Simón Bolívar, José Martí, and José Carlos Mariátegui—Rivera weaves a narrative within Latin American philosophy that can help orient readers (both familiar and unfamiliar with this tradition) through some of the important complexities found within this tradition.
-- Alan Chavoya * Radical Philosophy Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pachakuti
1. Rapture: A "Contextual" and Redemptive Reading of Bolívar
2. Displacement: Spatializing Martí's "Nuestra América"
3. Dissemination: Logics of Redemption in Mariátegui's Seven Essays
4. Liminalities: Schutte's Transcultural Reading of Mariátegui
5. Representation: Mariátegui's and Lugones' Invisibilities
6. Aesthetic Discipline: Mariátegui Through Quijano and Flores Galindo
Conclusion: Delimitations
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