Liberalismo e colonialismo na obra de John Locke
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1517-0128.v44i2p191-211Palavras-chave:
Liberalismo, Propriedade, Colonialismo, Locke, InglaterraResumo
Um dos elementos centrais do surgimento da modernidade se relaciona com o processo de formação dos modernos estados-nação e este processo, com suas consequências políticas e sociais, tem sido um dos elementos centrais de reflexão teórica dos autores fundamentais do pensamento político moderno. No entanto, o surgimento e expansão do colonialismo também tiveram uma importância fundamental no desenvolvimento de ideias e conceitos teóricos modernos. Como parte da releitura do cânone deste pensamento, realizado por pesquisas recentes, um debate importante tem surgido sobre a relação entre liberalismo e colonialismo. O liberalismo tem sido associado com a linguagem dos direitos naturais e dos limites do poder. No entanto, pesquisas atuais têm problematizado o vínculo entre liberalismo e expansão colonial. Trabalhos recentes têm destacado que algumas características, como o universalismo abstrato ou uma visão sobre o fundamento dos direitos de propriedade, permitiriam entender seu vínculo com a dominação colonial ou imperial. O presente texto busca, a partir desta perspectiva, analisar e problematizar os escritos de John Locke como uma obra na qual a experiência colonial teve uma influência fundamental na elaboração de algumas de suas principais formulações teóricas.
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