: Promotes a horizontal dialogue between scientific knowledge and other forms of knowledge (indigenous, popular, traditional) without one dominating the other.
: Stopping the "murder of knowledge" or the systematic destruction of non-Western cultures and wisdom. Epistemologias do Sul
: Moving away from the "monoculture of knowledge" where Western science is the only valid way to see the world. Epistemologias do Sul
: These invisible lines divide the world into "civilized" (the West/North) and "non-existent" or "primitive" (the South), where Western rules do not apply and local knowledge is erased. Key Methodologies Epistemologias do Sul
: Using these pluralistic forms of knowledge to fuel resistance and create more inclusive societies.