Doing Latina/o Ethics from the Margins of Empire: Liberating the Colonized Mind

The uncritical appropriation of Eurocentric ethical paradigms can be detrimental to disenfranchised communities of color, especially the Hispanic community. This essay argues for an ethical methodology rooted in the hopelessness found within Latino/a marginalized communities. Advocating for an ethic...

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Authors: Torre, De La (Author) ; Miguel A (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2013
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 3-20
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Summary:The uncritical appropriation of Eurocentric ethical paradigms can be detrimental to disenfranchised communities of color, especially the Hispanic community. This essay argues for an ethical methodology rooted in the hopelessness found within Latino/a marginalized communities. Advocating for an ethics para joder (screw with) disrupts a normative Eurocentric ethical discourse that at times normalizes and legitimizes
ISSN:2326-2176
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/sce.2013.0042