Études Ricoeuriennes / Ricoeur Studies (Jul 2022)

Herméneutique dialectique de la réconciliation dans les Amériques. Généalogie de son origine théologique et de sa sécularisation chez Las Casas

  • Jean-Philippe Desmarais

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5195/errs.2022.582
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 90 – 116

Abstract

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This article starts by following the original itinerary of the project of reconciliation with indigenous peoples. This project is expressed, in the context of the Americas, by the work of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566), as well as the dialogue to which it was invited by the work of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (~1536-1616). From a transnational and transcultural genealogical perspective and with a dialectical and sociological hermeneutic approach, the aim is to interpret the ontological transformations (subjectivity, truth, power) expressed in these classical and founding texts, in relation to the contemporary problematic of reconciliation in Canada. Finally, the author proposes to arbitrate a conflict of interpretations between Enrique Dussel and Walter Mignolo about the meaning of Bartolomé de las Casas’ work.

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