A Companion to Latin American Philosophy

Herausgegeben von Nuccetelli, Susana; Schutte, Ofelia; Bueno, Otávio

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 882g
• ISBN-13: 9781118592618
• ISBN-10: 1118592611
• Artikelnr.: 38605107

Autorenporträt

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. Otávio Bueno is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Miami, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

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 Noa 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

Rezensionen

"The most comprehensive guide to Latin American philosophy to date. It covers an astonishing range of issues from pre-Columbian times to the present in highly informative essays. This is a work destined to last."
--Iván Jaksic, Stanford University

"This outstanding work is a thorough presentation of the main topics of Latin American Philosophy from colonial times to the present. The authors adeptly combine discussions of historical aspects with issues of contemporary importance, and also describe developments in the philosophical disciplines in Latin America. Beyond its usefulness for the study of philosophy, the book has much to offer anyone interested in Latin American history, literature, or political and social ideas."
--J.C. Torchia Estrada, Philosophy Contributing Editor, Handbook of Latin American Studies

"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)