Philosophy, politics and ideology in Latin America

In the last years, a number of famous names of contemporary philosophy have reported in our Latin American scene, getting involved with urgencies of interpreting the critical juncture. These attempts reading the actuality involve no just theoretical interests of philosophy, but practical problems of emancipatory politics and ideological confrontations in contexts of high polarization. In this article, we analyze such crossovers, focusing on certain perspectives, such as Garcia Linera or Balibar, that insist on not abandon the conceptual work, while they commit to specific political and ideological struggles.