Cosmopolitanism in Latin America: An Historical Conceptual Journey

• Autor: Mota, Aurea
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/27371
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/Kawsaypacha/article/view/27371
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cosmopolitanism; Critical thinking; Historical sociology; Latin America; Cosmopolitismo; Pensamiento crítico; Sociología histórica; América Latina

This article develops key elements to consider that, despite cosmopolitan theoretical debates being determined by a Eurocentric conceptualization, there is a Latin American intellectual tradition that has innovatively advocated for cosmopolitanism as an essential political practice for the modern world. To develop the analysis of how the cosmopolitan imaginary was formed and transformed in Latin America over the two hundred years since the colonial emancipation process, two specific historical moments will be discussed, as well as the main intellectual traditions we identify regarding cosmopolitanism. The first moment to be discussed is the formation of nation-states (19th century). In a second moment, the discussion on the "racial" and postcolonial issue that emerged in Latin America during the 20th century is analyzed. Although it is correct to say that the historical path outlined does not cover all the defining moments and thoughts of the cosmopolitan imaginary in the region, we nonetheless offer a synthesis capable of supporting the argument about the process of historical conceptual development of the cosmopolitan imaginary in Latin America.