In the context of the Eurocentric theories of modernity, the following article addresses four
relevant topics and its corresponding deconstruction. 1) Hegel’s concept of modernity as the
discovery of subjectivity in Western Europe. 2) Max Weber’s concept of modernity by emphasizing
his criticism of protestant ethic as the engine of capitalism.3) Jürgen Habermas's conception of
modernity as ‘unfinished project’, emphasizing the theoretical structure of the life-world, which
occupies a special and important place in his theory of modernity. Finally,I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging paradigm of decolonization, as a contribution to the
improvement of their theoretical positions.
Keywords:
modernity, eurocentrism, rationality, protestant ethic, world of life, colonialism
Robles, F. (2012). Epistemologies of modernity: between ethnocentrism, universalist rationalism and Latinamerican alternatives. Cinta De Moebio. Revista De Epistemología De Ciencias Sociales, (45). Retrieved from https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/CDM/article/view/25895
