Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel

In recent decades, the philosophical discussion regarding democracy has been enhanced by the enriching contributions of three Latin American thinkers: Dussel, Laclau and Castro Gómez, who, in order to propose alternatives to the neoliberal model of democracy, have developed sophisticated philosophic...

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topic Democracy
Hegemony
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonía
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonia
Potentia-potestas
spellingShingle Democracy
Hegemony
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonía
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonia
Potentia-potestas
Merlo, Carlos Alberto
Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
topic_facet Democracy
Hegemony
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonía
Potentia-potestas
Democracia
Hegemonia
Potentia-potestas
author Merlo, Carlos Alberto
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title Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
title_short Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
title_full Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
title_fullStr Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
title_full_unstemmed Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel
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description In recent decades, the philosophical discussion regarding democracy has been enhanced by the enriching contributions of three Latin American thinkers: Dussel, Laclau and Castro Gómez, who, in order to propose alternatives to the neoliberal model of democracy, have developed sophisticated philosophical readings of politics and articulated different models of democracy, based on the theory of hegemony. Although they appeal to different theoretical traditions and postulates, they share the objective of radicalizing democracy and legitimizing emancipatory policies aimed at the inclusion of the victims of capitalism, patriarchy and racism, among other forms of social and cultural exclusion. Dussel proposes a foundationalist philosophy of politics and a democracy based on material, discursive and efficacy-related assumptions. Laclau, for his part, proposes a theory of hegemony which, under discursive postulates, tries to articulate the instituting antagonism in institutions that allow the hegemonic game oriented towards social emancipation. For his part, Castro Gómez, in a permanent dialectic with Dussel and Laclau, proposes a theory of hegemonic-democracy, which recovers republican values ​​and mixes them with the transmodern recovery of the traditions blocked by Eurocentric modernity.
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spelling I10-R10-article-350462022-02-21T16:26:13Z Reflections on alternative Latin American proposals for democracy: Castro Gómez, Laclau and Dussel Reflexiones sobre propuestas latinoamericanas alternativas de democracia: Castro Gómez, Laclau y Dussel Reflexões sobre propostas latino-americanas alternativas para a democracia: Castro Gómez, Laclau e Dussel Merlo, Carlos Alberto Democracy Hegemony Potentia-potestas Democracia Hegemonía Potentia-potestas Democracia Hegemonia Potentia-potestas In recent decades, the philosophical discussion regarding democracy has been enhanced by the enriching contributions of three Latin American thinkers: Dussel, Laclau and Castro Gómez, who, in order to propose alternatives to the neoliberal model of democracy, have developed sophisticated philosophical readings of politics and articulated different models of democracy, based on the theory of hegemony. Although they appeal to different theoretical traditions and postulates, they share the objective of radicalizing democracy and legitimizing emancipatory policies aimed at the inclusion of the victims of capitalism, patriarchy and racism, among other forms of social and cultural exclusion. Dussel proposes a foundationalist philosophy of politics and a democracy based on material, discursive and efficacy-related assumptions. Laclau, for his part, proposes a theory of hegemony which, under discursive postulates, tries to articulate the instituting antagonism in institutions that allow the hegemonic game oriented towards social emancipation. For his part, Castro Gómez, in a permanent dialectic with Dussel and Laclau, proposes a theory of hegemonic-democracy, which recovers republican values ​​and mixes them with the transmodern recovery of the traditions blocked by Eurocentric modernity. En las últimas décadas la discusión filosófica respecto de la democracia ha sido potenciada por los aportes enriquecedores de tres pensadores latinoamericanos: Dussel, Laclau y Castro Gómez, quienes, con el objeto de plantear alternativas al modelo neoliberal de democracia, han desarrollado sofisticadas lecturas filosóficas de la política y articulado diferentes modelos de democracia, basados en la teoría de la hegemonía. Aunque apelan a tradiciones y postulados teóricas diferentes comparten el objetivo de radicalizar la democracia y de legitimar políticas emancipatorias orientadas a la inclusión de las victimas del capitalismo, el patriarcado y el racismo, entre otras formas de exclusión social y cultural. Dussel propone una filosofía fundacionalista de la política y una democracia en base a supuestos materiales, discursivo y vinculados a la eficacia. Laclau, por su parte, plantea una teoría de la hegemonía qué bajo postulados discursivos, trata de articular el antagonismo instituyente en instituciones que permitan el juego hegemónico orientado hacia la emancipación social. Por su parte, Castro Gómez, en una permanente dialéctica con Dussel y Laclau, plantea una teoría de la democracia-hegemónica, que recupere los valores republicanos y los mixture con la recuperación transmoderna de las tradiciones obturadas por la modernidad eurocéntrica. Nas últimas décadas, a discussão filosófica da democracia foi reforçada pelas contribuições enriquecedoras de três pensadores latino-americanos: Dussel, Laclau e Castro Gómez, que, para propor alternativas ao modelo neoliberal de democracia, desenvolveram leituras filosóficas sofisticadas da política e articularam diferentes modelos de democracia, baseados na teoria da hegemonia. Embora apelando para diferentes tradições teóricas e postulados, eles compartilham o objetivo de radicalizar a democracia e legitimar políticas emancipatórias orientadas para a inclusão das vítimas do capitalismo, do patriarcado e do racismo, entre outras formas de exclusão social e cultural. Dussel propõe uma filosofia fundacionalista de política e democracia baseada em suposições materiais, discursivas e relacionadas à eficiência. Laclau, por sua vez, propõe uma teoria de hegemonia que, sob postulados discursivos, tenta articular o antagonismo instituinte em instituições que permitem um jogo hegemônico orientado à emancipação social. Por sua vez, Castro Gómez, numa dialética permanente com Dussel e Laclau, propõe uma teoria de democracia hegemônica, que recupera os valores republicanos e os mistura com a recuperação transmoderna das tradições obstruídas pela modernidade eurocêntrica. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2021-12-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/intersticios/article/view/35046 Interstices of politics and culture. Latin American interventions; Vol. 10 No. 20 (2021): Interpelaciones críticas a las ciencias sociales y las humanidades. Indagaciones desde lo social a lo político en contextos locales.; 7-32 Intersticios de la política y la cultura. Intervenciones latinoamericanas; Vol. 10 Núm. 20 (2021): Interpelaciones críticas a las ciencias sociales y las humanidades. Indagaciones desde lo social a lo político en contextos locales.; 7-32 Intersticipações de política e cultura. Intervenções na América Latina; v. 10 n. 20 (2021): Interpelaciones críticas a las ciencias sociales y las humanidades. Indagaciones desde lo social a lo político en contextos locales.; 7-32 2250-6543 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/intersticios/article/view/35046/36418 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0