Q0673
“Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples of the periphery, this…” — Enrique Dussel (Philosophy of Liberation, Preface (Martínez))
Verified English quotation. Primary source: Philosophy of Liberation, Preface (Martínez). Theme: otherness.
English
Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples of the periphery, this book nonetheless also addresses readers in the center of the present world system.
Source and attribution
The archive attributes this English wording to Philosophy of Liberation, Preface (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
Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Frantz Fanon and Kwame Anthony Appiah), otherness is framed through Africana Philosophy and Platonic Moral Philosophy. Some passages define otherness; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language. This passage enters that discussion through otherness, freedom, society.
Concepts in this quote
- Otherness
- Otherness appears in this archive as a live philosophical concern—not a slogan. These verified English passages show how thinkers treat otherness as a problem of judgment, practice, or explanation.
- 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.
- Society
- Society is the web of institutions, customs, and mutual expectations in which individual freedom takes shape.
How to cite this quotation
APA: Enrique Dussel. (n.d.). Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples of the periphery, this book nonetheless also addresses readers in the center of the present world system. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0673
MLA: Enrique Dussel. “Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0673.
Chicago: Enrique Dussel. “Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0673.
Frequently asked questions
What is the source of the quotation “Written from the periphery, for persons and peoples…”?
The passage is attributed to Enrique Dussel, Philosophy of Liberation, Preface (Martínez). The archive attributes this English wording to Philosophy of Liberation, Preface (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 otherness?
Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Frantz Fanon and Kwame Anthony Appiah), otherness is framed through Africana Philosophy and Platonic Moral Philosophy. Some passages define otherness; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language. This passage enters that discussion through otherness, freedom, society.