DECONSTRUCTING HEGEMONIES: AN ANALYSIS OF LIBERATION PHILOSOPHY AS A COUNTER-HEGEMONIC APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Liberation Philosophy; Enrique Dussel; Human Rights; Liberation Praxis; Social Justice.
This Master's Dissertation proposes an analysis of the Philosophy of Liberation based on the reflections of Enrique Dussel, Ignacio Ellacuría, Rosillo Martínez, and other prominent Latin American thinkers. Its objective is to seek a foundation more aligned with the Latin American reality of human rights, taking into account the categories developed by the Philosophy of Law from the epistemologies of the south. It highlights the criticism of Eurocentric conceptions and the need to reassess the ethical and philosophical foundations of human rights in Latin America. Enrique Dussel is utilized due to his emphasis on the praxis of liberation and the ethics of responsibility in the pursuit of social justice. Additionally, the dissertation emphasizes the interconnection between the economic dimension and the hermeneutic and pragmatic spheres in the analysis of oppression and marginalization. The dissertation also underscores the importance of the ethics of responsibility in the quest for social justice, highlighting the link between the economic dimension and the hermeneutic and pragmatic spheres in the analysis of oppression and marginalization. In conclusion, it is emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to structures of domination and the importance of solidarity and the transformation of unjust structures for the construction of a more just and inclusive society in Latin America.