A Companion to Latin American Philosophy

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 INDICE: 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 Pa rt 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

• ISBN: 978-1-118-59261-8
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 576
• Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés