When did Enrique Dussel live?

Enrique Dussel was born in 1934 and died in 2023.

Where was Enrique Dussel from?

Enrique Dussel was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher of the Contemporary era.

How many quotes are attributed to Enrique Dussel?

There are 9 attributed quotations from Enrique Dussel in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Enrique Dussel 1934 – 2023

Enrique Dussel (1934 – 2023) was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Postcolonial Philosophy and Political Philosophy.

Enrique Dussel was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher and theologian and the principal architect of the philosophy of liberation. After studies in Mendoza, Madrid, and Paris, he turned in the late 1960s to a philosophy that takes the perspective of the oppressed peoples of the periphery as its starting point, articulated in Philosophy of Liberation and Ethics of Liberation. After a bombing of his house in 1973 he settled in Mexico, where he taught at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana for the rest of his life. His sixteen-volume historical and philosophical work has shaped Latin American philosophy and the global decolonial movement.

Key facts

Nationality: Argentine-Mexican
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Postcolonial Philosophy, Political Philosophy

Selected quotes

Attributed to Enrique Dussel:

“Philosophy of liberation begins from the underside of history.”
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“The Other is the absolute that breaks open the totality of the same.”
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“Modernity began in 1492 with the conquest of America.”
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“Ethics is the affirmation of the life of the Other.”
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“To philosophize from the periphery is to philosophize from the suffering of the oppressed.”

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Frequently asked about Enrique Dussel

When did Enrique Dussel live?: Enrique Dussel was born in 1934 and died in 2023.
Where was Enrique Dussel from?: Enrique Dussel was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Enrique Dussel associated with?: Enrique Dussel was associated with Postcolonial Philosophy and Political Philosophy.
What was Enrique Dussel known for?: Enrique Dussel was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher and theologian and the principal architect of the philosophy of liberation.
How many quotes are attributed to Enrique Dussel?: There are 9 attributed quotations from Enrique Dussel in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.