A critical theory for El Salvador. Negativity, historicization and liberating praxis in Ignacio Ellacuría

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  • Luis Alvarenga Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas

Keywords:

Critical theory, Historical context, Affirmativeness, Negativity, Prophetic Accusation, One-dimensionality, Context

Abstract

Ignacio Ellacuría’s thought shares common elements with the critical theory of the early Frankfurt School, particularly the assertion that the country’s problems could only be understood from a historical perspective that integrates the different levels of analysis of the individual sciences in order to arrive at a structural view of reality. The method of historicizing concepts is an original contribution by Ellacuría toward formulating a critical theory for El Salvador. However, a full understanding of the scope of this theory can only be achieved by integrating the theological categories of Ellacuría’s thought.

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Published

2013-03-31

How to Cite

Alvarenga, L. (2013). A critical theory for El Salvador. Negativity, historicization and liberating praxis in Ignacio Ellacuría. ECA: Estudios Centroamericanos, 68(732), 19–34. https://doi.org/10.51378/eca.v68i732.3354

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Alvarenga, L. (2013). A critical theory for El Salvador. Negativity, historicization and liberating praxis in Ignacio Ellacuría. ECA: Estudios Centroamericanos, 68(732), 19–34. https://doi.org/10.51378/eca.v68i732.3354