Martí’s Liberal Anti-Positivism

Susana Nuccetelli

doi:10.1017/9781107705562.007

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2020

Susana Nuccetelli

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Susana Nuccetelli: Affiliation:
St Cloud State University, Minnesota

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Chapter 6 looks closely at the work of José Martí (Cuban, 1853-1895) who was among the first in Latin America to react against positivism. This chapter argues that Martí’s doctrines must be understood in the context of his endorsement of Hispano-Krausism, a philosophical outlook fashionable in academic circles in Spain at the time Martí was exiled there. Armed with a Krausist theoretical framework, Martí argued for a mestizaje view of racial and ethnic identity in Latin America, defended the unity and sovereignty of the region, especially in light of the rising threat of US imperialism, and advocated for the freedom of his beloved country, Cuba, from Spanish colonialism. On the proposed interpretation, appeals to a Marxist Martí are unhelpful to understanding his actual claims concerning race, Latin American unity, and an individual’s happiness – which for him requires not only material well-being but also harmony with other individuals and nature.

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panentheism Hispano-Krausism Krausism Martí’s Krausism Martí’spopulist nationalism Martí on race and racism Martí’s Latin Americanism Martí and Marxism the Cuban Revolution and Martí Fernandez Retamar on Martí

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Information: An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy , pp. 131 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107705562.007 [Opens in a new window]

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