Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ, Jorge Mario. LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. Rev.hist.educ.latinoam. [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.22, pp.19-34. ISSN 0122-7238.

This essay argues that contemporary Latin American universities need to assume the task of helping to reconstruct the ethical and political background of societies whose viability is in question due to the corruption, violence, and exclusion that have affected them throughout history. Part of this mission consists in reflecting upon their societies' socio-cultural backgrounds, in order not only to recognize their positive aspects, but also to question those political philosophical models that, responding to other contexts, have been mechanically imposed in the region. This task is illustrated with a reflection upon the political philosophy developed by Guatemalan expresident Juan José Arévalo, an educator and philosopher who governed Guatemala from 1945 to 1950.

Keywords : Journal: History of Latin American Education; university; inequality; ethics; culture.

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