Alexus McLeod (Indiana University)

An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive and accessible book will give students, specialists and other interested readers an understanding of Mesoamerican philosophy and a sense of the current scholarship in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781009218733
• ISBN-10: 1009218735
• Artikelnr.: 66345326

Autorenporträt

Alexus McLeod is Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. He has written a number of previous books on Mesoamerican and Chinese Philosophy, the most recent in each area being Philosophy of the Ancient Maya (2017) and The Dao of Madness (2021).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Cultural and Historical Background
1. The Nature of Philosophy in Mesoamerica
2. The Nature of Language, Truth and Meaning
3. Time
4. Identity, Self and Personhood
5. Creation and the Gods
6. Being and Worlds
7. Knowledge, Seeing
8. Ethics
Conclusion - Mesoamerican Philosophy and the Contemporary World.