The Conquest Of Differences : The “Antagonism Of Races” In The Liberal Civilizational Project In Latin America

Rodolfo Artunduaga holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Salamanca (Spain), a Master's Degree in Latin American Philosophy from the Universidad Santo Tomás, and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the same institution. He is a research professor at the National Open and Distance University (UNAD).

Artunduaga is deeply interested in the historical, cultural, social, and economic relations of the peoples of Latin America, with an emphasis on understanding the region's past and its connection to the present. His work focuses on history as the laborious care of the present.

Key publications include:

• A pesar del pasado: apuntes para una crítica del discurso histórico latinoamericano (2012), co-authored with D. Gonzalez, published by Universidad La Gran Colombia.
• Book Chapter: Ciencia, filosofía y realidad: reflexiones sobre una relación tensionante (2017), in Democracia en América Latina: Debates y reflexiones sobre la subalternidad, la interculturalidad y la decolonialidad, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

He has also contributed numerous articles and presentations in specialized journals. Currently, he serves as the academic director of the undergraduate philosophy program at UNAD.