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Universidad de Puerto Rico
2005
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- The Promise of Caribbean Philosophy: How it Can Contribute to a 'New Dialogic' in Philosophy Jennifer Lisa Vest Estudios Culturales cross African dialogic cultural Caribbean The Caribbean is a site where multiple cultures, peoples, waysof thinking and acting have come together and where new formsof philosophy are emerging. The promise of Caribbean philosophylays in its ability to give shape to an intellectual traditionwhich is both true to and beneficial to Caribbean peoples whilesimultaneously being provocative enough to engage wisdomseekersof various geographies and identities. I argue that onlyby pursuing a New Dialogic which engages the philosophicaltraditions of Africans, African Americans, and Native Americanscan we hope to assert a unique philosophy of value toCaribbean peoples and cultures. The highest form of Caribbeanphilosophy thus must be plural and dialogical. Unfortunately,dialogues in philosophy have been typically characterized bya fixation with Europe, and a lack of consideration of otherphilosophical traditions or sources. The New Dialogic thatI propose here involves a more dynamic model of dialogue toopen or intensify different and multiple avenues of conceptualelaboration. I provide general guidelines or principles for thisNew Dialogic and demonstrate the extent to which Caribbeanphilosophers can both contribute to the expansion of this projectand be aided by it in their formulations of the field 2005 artículo científico 0008-6533 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39233203 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=392 Caribbean Studies application/pdf Universidad de Puerto Rico Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico) Num.2 Vol.33