Today I will talk about an expert on my field area that I admire. His name is Santiago Castro-Gómez, is a Colombian philosopher. He is a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and director on Pensar Institute in Bogotá, Colombia.
Castro-Gómez studied Philosophy at Santo Tomás University in Bogotá, Colombia and, subsequently, he received M.A and Ph.D in Philosophy in Germany. In his career this author has written about many themes, for example, effects of racism, colonization in Colombia and Latin America and others. In Castro-Gómez's work we can watch alternatives develop to dominant approaches in Latin America philosophy.
However I am not a philosopher, his work moves in the border area to many disciplines, like history, sociology, cultural studies and my discipline, anthropology. I admire his ideas about distinction modernity/coloniality and the "hybris of zero point". I discovered very recently, consequently, I would read a lot to have a better idea about his work. I am in this challenge now!
Hi Diego! I didn´t know about this compatriot mine, its great than colombian people has been recognized for this type of works. I identify the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, its one of the most important university in my country.
ReplyDeleteHi! I didn't know this person before but I like one thing of him, I like so much any people that are moving in differents areas!
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