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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974739503321

Titolo

The role of history in Latin American philosophy : contemporary perspectives / / edited by Arleen Salles and Elizabeth Millán-Zaibert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

9780791483350

0791483355

9781423747611

1423747615

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture

Altri autori (Persone)

Millǹ-ZaibertElizabeth

SallesArleen L. F

Disciplina

199/.8

Soggetti

Philosophy, Latin American - History

History - Philosophy

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 (p. 215-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""The Role of History in Latin American Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I. Successful and Unsuccessful Models for Establishing a History of Latin American Philosophy""; ""1. The History of Philosophy and Latin American Philosophy""; ""2. Explanatory and “Argumentative� History of Philosophy""; ""3. History and Philosophy in the Latin American Setting: Some Disturbing Comments""; ""4. Breaking with the Past: Philosophy and Its History in Latin America""

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Sommario/riassunto

This book brings the history of Latin American philosophy to an English-speaking audience through the prominent voices of Mauricio Beuchot, Horacio Cerutti-Guldberg, María Luisa Femenías, Jorge J. E. Gracia, Oscar R. Martí, León Olivé, Carlos Pereda, and Eduardo Rabossi. They argue that Spanish is not a philosophically irrelevant language and that there are original positions to be found in the work of Latin American philosophers.Part I of the book looks at why the history of philosophy has not developed in Latin America. A range of theoretical



issues are explored, each focusing on specific problems that have hindered the development of a solid history. Part II details the complex task of writing a history of philosophy for a region still haunted by the specter of colonialism.