Only a radical knowledge, like philosophy, can provoke an equally radical change. Sure, not all philosophy is equal, and not all philosophers are interested in a transformation as stated by Marx. But the bottom line is the kind of philosophy that you are professing. Claudio Chipana In an […]
Critical Dialogues
Critical Dialogues
Latin American identity is multicultural
A Latin-American is someone who belongs to, or is descended from Latin America, the conjunction of countries which mostly speak Spanish or Portuguese, without excluding the indigenous languages. Claudio Chipana We are Latin-Americans because we come from that great region south of the Rio Bravo, that region which […]
Identity: a recreation of individual and collective being
Identity seen in a concrete and real way, for example if we speak of social and cultural identities, implies not only the similarities within oneself but also differences within a community, nation or state. Claudio Chipana Gutiérrez The purpose is not to give a final and finished definition […]
The importance of critical thinking
The implications of critical thinking are vast when it comes to education and work, not to mention other aspects of life. It can also be beneficial for the civilized coexistence of mankind. Claudio Chipana Critical thinking can be traced back to the very origins of philosophy. But thinking […]
Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador: “It’s very difficult to achieve the revolutionary conscience”
While he crossed the Heart of the city in his boat over the river Thames, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, had completed what was the first visit made by the aforementioned leader to the United Kingdom. The Prisma’s Memoirs. January 2011. Helen Yaffe* It happened at the […]