Non-Europeans and their Presence to History. Universality, Modernity and Decolonization in Ricœur’s Political Philosophy

Authors

  • Alina Achenbach KU Leuven

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/errs.2021.535

Keywords:

Ricœur, Dussel, Interculturality, Coloniality, Modernity.

Abstract

This article reconsiders Paul Ricœur’s political philosophical writings on the task of decolonization and European responsibility in light of a horizon of intercultural dialogue. Departing from the exchange between Ricœur and his former student Enrique Dussel, it discusses the Ricœurian critique of modernity. After giving some background on Ricœur’s reflections on decolonization, it will clarify what Ricœur calls the “crisis of the concrete universal in the thinking and in the historical experience of Western Europe,” and what role cultural difference has in this crisis. Considering Ricœur’s explicitly European perspective, this will lead us to a critical discussion on the envisioned possibility of a world-historical subject. Finally, I will discuss the role of European self-reflection in relation to a horizon of intercultural dialogue and narration from a post-/decolonial perspective.

Author Biography

Alina Achenbach, KU Leuven

Higher Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven (M.A., Research M.A.)

Graduate Student

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2021-07-19

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