Science and Technology of Liberation in Latin America: Conceptual Foundations, Ruling Principles, and Agroecology as an Opportunity

https://doi.org/10.25058/20112742.n53.09

Nahuel Pallitto
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2072-253X
Conicet / Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
nahuelpallitto@conicet.gov.ar

Nazareth Juárez Rusjan 
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9720-7505
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
madenajr@gmail.com

Iriel Surai Molina 
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4892-8922
Conicet, Argentina
irielsurai@hotmail.com

Guillermo Folguera
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-7039
Conicet / Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
guillefolugera@yahoo.com.ar

Abstract:

This article uses the principles and categories set in Enrique Dussel’s Ethics of liberation in order to outline the conceptual tenets of a science and technology of liberation in Latin America. Scientific knowledge and technological tools can either perpetuate the domination of people or contribute to their liberation. To encourage the latter, this article presents normative principles to evaluate and guide the natural sciences and their technological advancements within the region. Additionally, agroecology is presented as a potential embodiment of and an opportunity for a science and a technology of liberation, aiming to benefit oppressed communities. The concluding remarks underscore the importance of considering systemic victims as the starting and ending points for any scientific-technological research aspiring to ethical goodness.

Keywords: science and technology, denied exteriority, ethics of liberation, ruling principles, agroecology.