El socialismo raizal de Fals Borda
FALS BORDAS’S RAIZAL SOCIALISM
Abstract (en)
The essay explores the basic principles and the theoretical assumptions of the rooted socialism proposed by the Colombian sociologist Orlando Fals Borda. This socialism is shown as a deep-rooted proposal on the Participative Action Research (PAR), setting emphasize in its origin on the revolutionary historical experiences of the native and diverse popular areas of Latin-America. Likewise, its popular, humanist, democratic and epistemic
contents are highlighted. The essay also explores its encounters and its differences to the thoughts of Karl Marx.
Key words: Socialism, rooted, culture, popular, epistemology, revolutions.
Abstract (es)
El ensayo explora los principios básicos y los supuestos teóricos del socialismo raizal propuesto por el sociólogo colombiano Orlando Fals Borda. Este socialismo es presentado como una propuesta enraizada en la Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP), haciendo énfasis en su origen en las experiencias históricas revolucionarias de los pueblos originarios y diversos sectores populares de América Latina. Igualmente, se resalta su contenido popular, humanista, democrático y epistémico. El ensayo también explora sus acercamientos y sus diferencias con el pensamiento de Marx.
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