The vicissitudes of Emancipation: Boaventura de Sousa Santos’ theory of the State

Authors

  • Javier Martínez-Contreras Centro de Ética Aplicada Universidad de Deusto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v72.i272.y2016.005

Keywords:

Boaventura de Sousa Santos, state, democracy, emancipation

Abstract

One of the most significant authors in the critical analysis of the present courses of our societies is the Portuguese Boaventura de Sousa Santos. Although he is not developing a specific theory of the State, his work offers a detailed analysis of the fulfillment of the political project of the modernity. This project has systematically broken the Emancipation promise that provides its foundation and legitimacy. This paper aims to track the landmarks of this author’s analysis as well as his proposals to refund newly the State bearing the constitutive tension between emancipation and regulation.

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Martínez-Contreras, J. (2017). The vicissitudes of Emancipation: Boaventura de Sousa Santos’ theory of the State. Pensamiento. Revista De Investigación E Información Filosófica, 72(272 Extra), 545–562. https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v72.i272.y2016.005

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 272 Extra (2016): Extraordinario (2016)/1

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Artículos

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