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JARAMILLO-ECHEVERRI, Luis Guillermo  y  AGUIRRE-GARCIA, Juan Carlos. The Absence of True Humanity. Folios [online]. 2018, n.47, pp.227-235. ISSN 0123-4870.

Our purpose is to contribute to the discussions about the reconstitution of humanity in a time when the dissolution of the subject apparently prevails. It seems that humanities have now been called into question; however, what is really in question appears to be its very object. In this reflection article we aim, following the works of philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, to examine two senses of inhumanity that are present in contemporaneity: positivized freedom and the impersonal universality of truth; we also offer a proposal that discusses the possibility of an authentic humanity. For this purpose, we begin by pointing out the features of positivization that pervade contemporary life; we continue by questioning the universalistic models of truth, and, in the last section, we conclude with what we call the humanity of mankind.

Palabras clave : Humanities; human sciences; teaching humanities.

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