Tag: Mission of the University

• May 31, 2026

  The Myth of Universal Hispanicity: Capitalist Extractivism, Alterity, and the Internal Colony

  The narrative that the Spanish Empire executed a sort of universal charity in America crumbles entirely when propaganda is confronted with harsh demographic and historical reality. This romanticized view of the conquest attempts to sell the idea that an entire continent was unified under a single language, pioneering laws, and altruistic access to higher education.…

• May 25, 2026

  Beyond Borders: Aristotle, Leonardo and Leibniz as Models of Universal Knowledge

  Aristotle represents the first great systematic mind: he tried to organize almost every field of knowledge, from logic and ethics to politics, biology, metaphysics and rhetoric. His importance is not only that he knew many things, but that he created frameworks to connect them. Key books by Aristotle: Leonardo da Vinci represents the fusion of…