Sowing the thought of Enrique Dussel: compelling epigraphs for decolonizing, liberating, and fostering hope

Keywords: Decolonial; essay; hope; liberation

Abstract

Written as a free essay, this text aims to present fragments of Enrique Dussel’s Philosophy of Liberation in Latin America as if sowing his ideas to the wind, without knowing if they will take root. It is not an analytical, historical, comparative, or exploratory study... rather, it relates to a reflection of the soul before any interference from the mind. Methodologically – if one could say there is any methodology – the text was crafted from compelling sentences taken from the mentioned book, which function as generators epigraphs (returning to Paulo Freire) of ideas for decolonizing, liberating, and fostering hope. In the end, it is hoped that the reflections presented here will mobilize further reflections regarding the urgent and necessary decolonial process of human life.

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Author Biography

Ivan Fortunato, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia (IFSP) Itapetininga-SP, BR

Doutor em Humanidades, Direitos e Outras Legitimidades (FFLCH/USP, 2022), Doutor em Desenvolvimento Humano e Tecnologias (IB/UNESP, 2018) e Doutor em Geografia (IGCE/UNESP, 2014). Professor em regime de dedicação exclusiva do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP), campus Itapetininga. Professor permanente no PPGEd/UESB, na Linha 1: Política Pública Educacional. Foi professor visitante na Universidade de Bari (Dipartimento Jonico - Taranto - Italia - 2023) e na Universidade de Salamanca (Departamento de Didáctica, Organización y Métodos de Investigación - Salamanca - Espanha - 2024). 

References

DUSSEL, Enrique. Filosofia da Libertação na América Latina. São Paulo: Loyola, 1977.

FREIRE, Paulo. Pedagogia do oprimido. 17. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Paz e Terra, 1987.

FREIRE, Paulo. Educação como prática da liberdade. Rio de Janeiro: Paz e Terra, 1967.
Published
2025-03-03
How to Cite
Fortunato, I. (2025). Sowing the thought of Enrique Dussel: compelling epigraphs for decolonizing, liberating, and fostering hope. Dialogos, 29(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4025/dialogos.v29i1.74628