Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century: Essential Readings

by Carlos Alberto Sánchez (Editor), Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

Sánchez and Sanchez have selected, edited, translated, and introduced some of the most influential texts in Mexican philosophy, which constitute a unique and robust tradition that will challenge and complicate traditional conceptions of philosophy. The texts collected here are organized chronologically and represent a period of Mexican thought and culture that emerged from the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and which culminated in la filosofía de lo mexicano (the philosophy of Mexicanness). Though the selections reflect on a variety of philosophical questions, collectively they represent a growing tendency to take seriously the question of Mexican national identity as a philosophical question--especially given the complexities of Mexico's indigenous and European ancestries, a history of colonialism, and a growing dependency on foreign money and culture. More than an attempt to describe the national character, however, the texts gathered here represent an optimistic period in Mexican philosophy that aimed to affirm Mexican culture and philosophy as a valuable, if not urgent, contribution to universal culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190601324
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/06/2017
Series:	Oxford New Histories of Philosophy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	1 MB

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