THE DEFECTS OF CRITICISM IN LATIN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

There is an eff ort on the part of the Latin American philosophical community to bring about our cultural environment. This effort does not require exclusivity in the definition of a Latin American philosophical agenda, but allows a number of alternatives. In most initiatives to bring about the rapprochement between philosophy and culture in Latin America, the provisions of epistemological distance that are typical of a critical approach have prevailed. However, the latter hides pitfalls that tend to derail the proposed dialogue projects. This is precisely because, despite the intentions of establishing rapprochement and dialogue with regard to Latin America, criticism intervenes distance. Thus, the main objective of this text is to indicate the limitations of criticism as a device of approximation between Latin American philosophy and culture and to indicate alternatives to overcome them. Without making sacrifices linked to the critical provisions inherited from European philosophy, it will not be possible to obtain the desired philosophical pertinence with regard to Latin America.­

Keywords: Latin America. Criticism. Pertinence. Latin American Philosophy.