Perspectivism and Social Critique. From Nietzsche To Critical Theory

Abstract

This article tackles a problem that focused the theoretical debate about the normative basis of critique in the last decades. My question is if the critique, in a divided social frame as ours, must assume its perspectivistic character, that is to say, its location in one of the perspectives in confrontation within social reality. The problem arises if it is possible to authenticate a critique that assumes its situation inside one of the normative horizons that coexist in society, in a rational, moral and political sense. This article discusses the problem by putting into dialogue motives from Hermeneutics and Critical Theory: This is how the author pretends to contribute to a hermeneutical reflection about critique that achieves joining together perspectivism and normativeness.