Causas que motivan la conformación de comunidades alternativas como crítica a la sociedad occidental moderna. Caso Kunagua, Silvania, Colombia

Abstract

The conformation of alternative communities is usually generated after the voluntary abandonment of modern western cities and currently becoming increasingly important worldwide. Usually alternative communities are characterized by human settlements that seek to integrate all aspects of life in a healthy environment in which promotes self- sustainability, among others. The causes of political, economic and spiritual nature that led to this decision in certain groups of people, are very interesting because of its relation to contemporary society criticism and proposals generated as an answer of this criticism. This case study aims to identify these causes and to present an articulate critique of modern western society , in which society has given prominence to the scientific method to explain even the origin of human beings, recognizing reason as the supreme knowledge mode and thus forgetting that there is another way of knowing superior and prior to reason.