Augusto Salazar Bondy Quotes
Augusto Salazar Bondy was a Peruvian philosopher and educator and one of the founding voices of Latin American philosophy of liberation. A long-time professor at San Marcos University in Lima and an active participant in the educational reforms of his country, he produced his celebrated Does a Philosophy of Our America Exist? The quotes below are attributed to Augusto Salazar Bondy, organized by topic.
Augusto Salazar Bondy on Freedom
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Attributed to Augusto Salazar Bondy:
“We are not yet what we will be when we are free.”
Augusto Salazar Bondy on Knowledge
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Attributed to Augusto Salazar Bondy:
“Imitation philosophy is the philosophy of the colonized mind.”
Augusto Salazar Bondy on Politics
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“The philosophy of an oppressed culture begins as the recognition of its alienation.”
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Attributed to Augusto Salazar Bondy:
“Authentic philosophy in our America must be a philosophy of liberation.”
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Attributed to Augusto Salazar Bondy:
“Culture is the form taken by the historical struggle of a people.”