The materialistic and scientistic ontology of Manuel González Prada

Abstract

Manuel Gonzalez Prada is an icon in the philosophical and cultural history of our country, so historically situating him is always a matter of controversy. In this case, I intend to demonstrate that MGP’s thought cannot be inscribed in the traditional positivist perspective, but in the materialist one. To this end, I review his production and highlight the aspects that would make him, indeed, a materialist renovation.