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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, editor.

Sanchez, Robert Eli, editor.

Series:

Oxford New Histories of Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Mexican--History.

Philosophy, Mexican.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Sanchez 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 filosof a 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 22, 2017).

ISBN:

9780190601324

0190601329

9780190601317

0190601310

OCLC:

988166374