Rodolfo Kusch 1922 – 1979
Rodolfo Kusch (1922 – 1979) was an Argentine philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Postcolonial Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.
Rodolfo Kusch was an Argentine philosopher and anthropologist whose work was a sustained attempt to think philosophically from within the Andean and indigenous American world. Indigenous and Popular Thinking in America and America Profunda contrasted the European categories of being and the active self with the Andean categories of estar, a passive locative being-here, and the seminal, while his later essays on the geocultura of America defended a philosophy rooted in the soil and history of the continent rather than imported from Europe. His thought has been recovered by recent decolonial and Latin American philosophical movements.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Argentine
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Postcolonial Philosophy, Continental Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Rodolfo Kusch:
“To be is European; to be-here is American.”
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Attributed to Rodolfo Kusch:
“America is not behind Europe; it is alongside it, in another time.”
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Attributed to Rodolfo Kusch:
“The philosophy of these lands begins in the dust of the Andean plateau.”
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Attributed to Rodolfo Kusch:
“Geocultura is the truth that thought belongs to a place.”
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Attributed to Rodolfo Kusch:
“We do not yet know how to think from where we stand.”
Frequently asked about Rodolfo Kusch
- When did Rodolfo Kusch live?
- Rodolfo Kusch was born in 1922 and died in 1979.
- Where was Rodolfo Kusch from?
- Rodolfo Kusch was an Argentine philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Rodolfo Kusch associated with?
- Rodolfo Kusch was associated with Postcolonial Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.
- What was Rodolfo Kusch known for?
- Rodolfo Kusch was an Argentine philosopher and anthropologist whose work was a sustained attempt to think philosophically from within the Andean and indigenous American world.
- How many quotes are attributed to Rodolfo Kusch?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Rodolfo Kusch in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.