Latin American and Latinx Philosophy : A Collaborative Introduction

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814649503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton, : Routledge, 2019
• ISBN: 1-315-10040-1; 1-351-58599-1; 1-351-58600-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 pages)
• Disciplina: 199.8
• Soggetti: Philosophy, Latin American
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Robert Eli Sanchez -- ; Chapter 1. Philosophy without Europe / James Maffie -- ; Chapter 2. "The Indian problem" : conquest and the Valladolid debate / Alejandro Santana -- ; Chapter 3. The continental struggle for democracy : the American wars of independence as experiments in justice / Jose-Antonio Orosco -- ; Chapter 4. Nation-building through education : positivism and its transformations in Mexico / Alexander V. Stehn -- ; Chapter 5. The philosophy of Mexican culture / Robert Eli Sanchez -- ; Chapter 6. Mexican existentialism / Carlos Alberto Sánchez -- ; Chapter 7. Liberation philosophy / Grant Silva -- ; Chapter 8. Latin American and Latinx feminisms / Stephanie Rivera Berruz -- ; Chapter 9. Indigenism in Peru and Bolivia / Kim Díaz -- ; Chapter 10. Latinx philosophy and the ethics of migration / José Jorge Mendoza -- ; Chapter 11. Latinx identity / Andrea J. Pitts -- ; Chapter 12. Metaphilosophy : defining Latin American and Latinx philosophy / Lori Gallegos de Castillo, Francisco Gallegos.
• Sommario/riassunto: Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction is a beginner's guide to canonical texts in Latin American and Latinx philosophy, providing the non-specialist with necessary historical and philosophical context, and demonstrating their contemporary relevance. It is written in jargon-free prose for students and professors who are interested in the subject, but who don't know where to begin. ; Each of the twelve chapters, written by a leading scholar in the field, examines influential texts that are readily available in English and introduces the reader to a period, topic, movement, or school that taken together provide a broad overview of the history, nature, scope, and value of Latin American and Latinx philosophy. Although this volume is primarily intended for the reader without a background in the Latin American and Latinx tradition, specialists will also benefit from its many novelties, including an introduction to Aztec ethics; a critique of the Latino threat narrative; the legacy of Latin American philosophy in the Chicano movement; an overview of Mexican existentialism, Liberation philosophy, and Latin American and Latinx feminisms; a philosophical critique of indigenism; a study of Latinx contributions to the philosophy of immigration; and an examination of the intersection of race and gender in Latinx identity.