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Geographies of Selves: Haciendo una América Cósmica through Philosophy

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

4-15-2025

Abstract

In this philosophical response to Terrance MacMullan’s From American Empire to América Cósmica through Philosophy: Prospero’s Reflection (2023), I engage with his ambitious and timely project of inter-American philosophy and critique of U.S. imperialism. While analyzing and praising MacMullan's engagement with philosophers like Pedro Albizu Campos and Gloria Anzaldúa, I also reflect on our shared positionality as white scholars raised in Spanish-speaking regions of the USA. Finally, I draw upon Anzaldúa's "Geographies of Selves" concept to suggest that more "autohistoria" or self-disclosure would enhance the existential depth and power of MacMullan's project of haciendo una América Cósmica through philosophy.

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© 2025 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Publication Title

Pluralist

DOI

10.5406/19446489.20.1.11

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