MODERN EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF KNOWLEDGE: towards the decolonization of Critical TheoryThe article proposes an interlocution in support of the project of decolonizing Critical Theory. Specifically, it addresses the role of science within the social division of labor – considering its international dimension and the coloniality of knowledge – which intertwines with the epistemological and theoretical aspects of scientific production. To this end, it starts with Max Horkheimer’s formulation of Critical Theory and engages with discussions by Aníbal Quijano, Fernanda Beigel, Syed Farid Alatas and Raewyn Connell on knowledge production in the global periphery. Additionally, the text examines certain obstacles to this project by comparing key premises in the field with the ideas of Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Walter Mignolo. Finally, it reviews the existing challenges to necessary advancements.
KEYWORDS
Critical Theory; Frankfurt School; Decolonial Turn; Coloniality; International Division of Knowledge