Elementos para una construcción teórica sobre América Latina

Abstract

América Latina no constituye un objeto dado, como supone el positivismo-empirista. Tampoco es pura desarticulación, como concluye el planteamiento posmoderno. Por el contrario, aquella es resultado de una construcción en donde se imbrican elementos lógicos, teóricos e históricos que nos permiten configurarla y convertirla en un problema teórico. La tarea en este artículo será mostrar un camino posible en tal dirección, que contemple el todo regional y permita, al mismo tiempo, asumir las diferencias y diversidades prevalecientes en su interior. Palabras clave: América Latina.

Latin America does not constitute a given object, as supposed by empirist-positivism. Yet, it is neither pure disarticulation, as concluded by Posmodern approach. Latin America is constituted as a theoretical problem as questions arise around its way of being in a world ruled by the logics of Capital, that in its unfolding becomes Capitalism. It is in the vortex of that social tornado that the region becomes intelligible. The aim of this article is to show a possible path in that direction, one that contemplates the regional whole and that allows, at the same time, to assume the differences and diversities that preveil in its interior. Key words: Latin America