Q0671
“From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec and Inca world and…” — Enrique Dussel (Philosophy of Liberation §1.1.7.2 (Martínez))
Verified English quotation. Primary source: Philosophy of Liberation §1.1.7.2 (Martínez). Theme: power.
English
From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec and Inca world and all America, from the “I enslave” applied to Africans … from this “I” appears the Cartesian ego cogito.
Source and attribution
The archive attributes this English wording to Philosophy of Liberation §1.1.7.2 (Martínez) and files it under Political Phenomenology. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
About Enrique Dussel
Enrique Dussel (1934–2023) was an Argentine-Mexican philosopher of liberation who wrote from geopolitical periphery—famously in Mexican exile—toward a worldwide philosophy. Philosophy of Liberation (1977) and later ethics of liberation fuse Levinasian exteriority with a critique of Eurocentric modernity since 1492.
How to read this passage
Philosophers analyze domination, authority, freedom, and the micro-politics of everyday life. Power can enable justice or crush it. This passage enters that discussion through power, freedom.
Concepts in this quote
- Power
- Power is the capacity to affect others and to shape what counts as possible—central to politics and ethics.
- Freedom
- Freedom is among the most searched and most contested themes in philosophy: what it is to choose, to be responsible, and to live without illegitimate constraint.
How to cite this quotation
APA: Enrique Dussel. (n.d.). From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec and Inca world and all America, from the “I enslave” applied to Africans … from this “I” appears the Cartesian ego cogito. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0671
MLA: Enrique Dussel. “From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0671.
Chicago: Enrique Dussel. “From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0671.
Frequently asked questions
What is the source of the quotation “From the “I conquer” applied to the Aztec…”?
The passage is attributed to Enrique Dussel, Philosophy of Liberation §1.1.7.2 (Martínez). The archive attributes this English wording to Philosophy of Liberation §1.1.7.2 (Martínez) and files it under Political Phenomenology. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
What does Enrique Dussel mean by power?
Philosophers analyze domination, authority, freedom, and the micro-politics of everyday life. Power can enable justice or crush it. This passage enters that discussion through power, freedom.