Contingency and commitment : Mexican existentialism and the place of philosophy / Carlos Alberto Sánchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, author.

Series:

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture.

SUNY series in latin American and Iberian thought and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Mexico--Intellectual life--20th century.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the emergence of existentialism in Mexico in the 1940s and the quest for a genuine Mexican philosophy that followed it. It focuses on the pivotal moments and key figures of the Hyperion group, including Emilio Uranga, Luis Villoro, Leopoldo Zea, and Jorge Portilla, who explored questions of interpretation, marginality, identity, and the role of philosophy. Carlos Alberto Sánchez was the first to introduce and emphasize the philosophical significance of the Hyperion group to readers of English in The Suspension of Seriousness, and in the present volume he examines its legacy and relevancy for the twenty-first century. Sánchez argues that there are lessons to be learned from Hyperion's project not only for Latino/a life in the United States but also for the lives of those on the fringes of contemporary, postmodern or postcolonial, economic, political, and cultural power.

Contents:

Introduction: From prejudice to violence

Existentialism as pause and occasion : the appropriations of el Grupo Hiperión

Denying the postmodern : Jorge Portilla on resaon, unreason, and the freedom of limits

The passion dialectic : on rootedness, fervors, and appropriations

The Mexican/American challenge to philosophy : Uranga and Dewey

Philosophy sin más? : notes on the value of Mexican philosophy for Latino/a life.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438459479

1438459475

OCLC:

941695447