CONTINUIDADES Y RUPTURAS EN LA OBRA DE LEOPOLDO ZEA: DE LA INTEGRACIÓN A LA DESCOLONIZACIÓN.

The paper explores the work of the Mexican philosopher Leopoldo Zea in search of theoretical elements that allow him to be identified as an antecedent of de-colonial developments. In this search for writings that appeared between the 1950s and 1970s, an evolution in his thought can be observed that makes it possible to divide it into two stages. The first represents an effort to justify the belonging of American philosophy to the great tradition of Western thought, considered as the only one with a claim to universality. The second will consider American philosophy as a disruptive contribution to a colonialist and decadent tradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]