First published in Spanish in 2006, "Twenty Theses on Politics" is
a major statement on political philosophy from Enrique Dussel, one
of Latin America's--and the world's--most important philosophers,
and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Synthesizing a
half-century of his pioneering work in moral and political
philosophy, Dussel presents a succinct rationale for the
development of political alternatives to the exclusionary,
exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. In twenty
short, provocative theses he lays out the foundational elements for
a politics of just and sustainable coexistence. Dussel first
constructs a theory of political power and its
institutionalization, taking on topics such as the purpose of
politics and the fetishization of power. He insists that political
projects must criticize or reject as unsustainable all political
systems, actions, and institutions whose negative effects are
suffered by oppressed or excluded victims. Turning to the
deconstruction or transformation of political power, he explains
the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such
as reform and revolution.
"Twenty Theses on Politics" is inspired by recent political
transformations in Latin America. As Dussel writes in Thesis 15,
regarding the liberation praxis of social and political movements,
"The winds that arrive from the South--from Nestor Kirchner, Tabare
Vasquez, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Fidel
Castro, and so many others--show us that things can be changed. The
"people "must reclaim sovereignty " Throughout the twenty theses
Dussel engages with Latin American thinkers and activists and with
radical political projects such as the World Social Forum. He is
also in dialogue with the ideas of Marx, Hegel, Habermas, Rawls,
and Negri, offering insights into the applications and limits of
their thinking in light of recent Latin American political thought
and practice.
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