This comprehensive collection of original essays written by an international group of scholars addresses the central themes in Latin American philosophy.
Represents the most comprehensive survey of historical and contemporary Latin American philosophy available today Comprises a specially commissioned collection of essays, many of them written by Latin American authors Examines the history of Latin American philosophy and its current issues, traces the development of the discipline, and offers biographical sketches of key Latin American thinkers Showcases the diversity of approaches, issues, and styles that characterize the field
Edited by:
Susana Nuccetelli (St. Cloud State University Minnesota USA),
Ofelia Schutte (University of Florida,
Gainesville,
USA),
Otávio Bueno (University of Miami,
USA)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9781118592618
ISBN 10: 1118592611
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 12 April 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Editors viii Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Part I Historical Perspectives 7 1 Pre-Columbian Philosophies 9 James Maffie 2 The Rights of the American Indians 23 Bernardo J. Canteñs 3 Colonial Thought 36 Luis Fernando Restrepo 4 The Emergence and Transformation of Positivism 53 Meri L. Clark 5 Early Critics of Positivism 68 Oscar R. Martí 6 The Anti-Positivist Movement in Mexico 82 Guillermo Hurtado 7 Darwinism 95 Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine 8 Krausism 110 Claus Dierksmeier 9 ‘Normal’ Philosophy 128 William F. Cooper 10 Ortega y Gasset’s Heritage in Latin America 142 Manuel Garrido 11 Phenomenology 156 Nythamar de Oliveira 12 Marxism 170 Renzo Llorente 13 Liberation Philosophy 185 David Ignatius Gandolfo 14 Analytic Philosophy 199 Diana I. Pérez and Gustavo Ortiz-Millán Part II Current Issues 215 15 Paraconsistent Logic 217 Newton C. A. da Costa and Otávio Bueno 16 Language and Colonization 230 Ilan Stavans 17 Ethnic-Group Terms 241 Susana Nuccetelli and Roderick Stewart 18 Identity and Latin American Philosophy 253 Jorge J. E. Gracia 19 Latinos on Race and Ethnicity: Alcoff, Corlett, and Gracia 269 Lawrence Blum 20 Mestizaje and Hispanic Identity 283 Gregory Velazco y Trianosky 21 Liberation in Theology, Philosophy, and Pedagogy 297 Iván Márquez 22 Philosophy, Postcoloniality, and Postmodernity 312 Ofelia Schutte 23 Globalization and Latin American Thought 327 A. Pablo Iannone Part III Disciplinary Developments 341 24 Latin American Philosophy 343 Susana Nuccetelli 25 Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy 357 Eduardo Rivera-López 26 Philosophy of Science 370 Alberto Cordero 27 Philosophy and Latin American Literature 383 Jesús H. Aguilar 28 Feminist Philosophy 397 Ofelia Schutte and María Luisa Femenías 29 Teaching Philosophy 412 María Cristina González and Nora Stigol 30 Cultural Studies 425 Arturo Arias 31 Deontic Logic and Legal Philosophy 439 Pablo Navarro 32 Metaphysics 454 Liza Skidelsky 33 Epistemology 468 Eleonora Cresto 34 Formal Epistemology and Logic 482 Horacio Arló-Costa and Eduardo Fermé Part IV Biographical Sketches 497 35 Some Great Figures 499 Gregory D. Gilson and Gregory Fernando Pappas 36 From Philosophy to Physics, and Back 525 Mario Bunge Index 540
Susana Nuccetelli is Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota. Ofelia Schutte is Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Otavio Bueno is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Miami, Florida.
Reviews for A Companion to Latin American Philosophy
"""A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Latin American philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers."" (Choice, 1 March 2011) ""It will no doubt serve as the field's standard for years to come."" (Hum Stud, 2011)""A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Latin American philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers."" (Choice, 1 March 2011)"
