Crisis of Civilization and Good Living

Abstract

The present paper proposes the Andean paradigm of the “Good Living” as an alternative to the economical, cultural and social model of a neoliberal and predatory capitalism which is showing serious signals of crisis. These crises manifest themselves in the financial, economical, political, axiological and ecological fields, so we can talk of a “crisis of civilization”. The Andean “Good Living” is the expression of a civilization which is opposed in many aspects to the philosophical and civilizatory paradigm of the occidental world. The contradictions and tensions between these two models can be appreciated, for example, in the actual process of change in Bolivia.