Mexican philosophy in the 20th century : essential readings / Carlos Alberto Sánchez and Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, 1975- editor.

Sanchez, Robert Eli, Jr., editor.

Series:

Oxford new histories of philosophy.

Oxford new histories of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Mexican--History--20th century.

Philosophy, Mexican.

Philosophy, Mexican--20th century.

Philosophy--Mexico--Bio-bibliography.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lviii, 270 pages).

Other Title:

Mexican philosophy in the twentieth century

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

A collection of influential texts in Mexican philosophy, representing a period of Mexican thought and culture beginning with the Mexican Revolution and culminating in la filosofía de lo mexicano. The editors' introduction highlights the significance of this tradition as one that took seriously the question of Mexican national identity as a philosophical question.

Contents:

Gabino Barreda and Contemporary Ideas (September 12, 1910) / José Vasconcelos

Discourse at the Inauguration of the National University (September 22, 1910) / Justo Sierra

Existence as Economy and as Charity : An Essay on the Essence of Christianity (1916) / Antonio Caso

Neither Irrationalism nor Rationalism but Critical Philosophy (1928) / José Romano Muñoz

Twenty Years of Education in Mexico (1941) / Samuel Ramos

The History of Philosophy in Mexico (1943) / Samuel Ramos

The University Debate Between Antonio Caso and Vicente Lombardo Toledano (1933)

Two Ideas of Philosophy (1940) / Francisco Larroyo and José Gaos

My Two Cents : "American" Philosophy? (1942) / José Gaos

Philosophy as Commitment (1952) / Leopoldo Zea

Solitude and Communion (1948) / Luis Villoro

The Major Moments of Indigenism in Mexico : Conclusion (1950) / Luis Villoro

Essay on an Ontology of the Mexican (1951) / Emilio Uranga

Community, Greatness, and Misery in Mexican Life (1949) by Jorge Portilla;

Art or Monstrosity (1960) by Edmundo O'Gorman;

On Feminine Culture (1950) / Rosario Castellanos

Possibilities and Limitations of the Mexican (1958) / José Revueltas

The X on the Brow : Some Reflections on Mexico (1952) / Alfonso Reyes

The Problem of Truth (1960) / Abelardo Villegas.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 15, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-060133-7