A FELICIDADE NÃO ESTÁ À VENDA:

teorizações a partir da cosmopercepção andina do Bem Viver

Abstract

Abstract: This article aims to present theories related to the epistemology of Buen Vivir (Sumak Kawsay – Quechua; Suma Qamanã – Aymara) of the Andean peoples. The main path of this task is to scrutinize the crisis scenario in the contemporary world, especially the environmental collapse, the multiple problems of capitalism, and the rise of diseases, highlighting that the promises made by Western modernity have not been fulfilled—in fact, they have led to harmful consequences that are increasingly evident. Beyond the politics of silencing and concealing indigenous knowledge, generated by Eurocentric modernity, these ideas and practices have survived in a dispersed manner, and ancestral memories are imbued with alternative possibilities for constructing new paths to move beyond the crises and dangers of our era. The Andean and Amazonian expressions Sumak Kawsay and Suma Qamanã refer to the pursuit of a beautiful and full life in harmony with nature. Discussions around these forms of knowledge shed light and hope on the path toward decoloniality and the aspiration to overcome the crisis scenarios of the contemporary world. 

Keywords: Buen Vivir; Indigenous Knowledge; Decoloniality.