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

This comprehensive collection of original essays written by aninternational group of scholars addresses the central themes inLatin American philosophy.* Represents the most comprehensive survey of historical andcontemporary Latin American philosophy available today* Comprises a specially commissioned collection of essays, manyof them written by Latin American authors* Examines the history of Latin American philosophy and itscurrent issues, traces the development of the discipline, andoffers biographical sketches of key Latin American thinkers* Showcases the diversity of approaches, issues, and styles thatcharacterize the field

About the Editors viiiContributors ixAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1Part I Historical Perspectives 71 Pre-Columbian Philosophies 9James Maffie2 The Rights of the American Indians 23Bernardo J. Canteñs3 Colonial Thought 36Luis Fernando Restrepo4 The Emergence and Transformation of Positivism 53Meri L. Clark5 Early Critics of Positivism 68Oscar R. Martí6 The Anti-Positivist Movement in Mexico 82Guillermo Hurtado7 Darwinism 95Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine8 Krausism 110Claus Dierksmeier9 'Normal' Philosophy 128William F. Cooper10 Ortega y Gasset's Heritage in Latin America 142Manuel Garrido11 Phenomenology 156Nythamar de Oliveira12 Marxism 170Renzo Llorente13 Liberation Philosophy 185David Ignatius Gandolfo14 Analytic Philosophy 199Diana I. Pérez and Gustavo Ortiz-MillánPart II Current Issues 21515 Paraconsistent Logic 217Newton C. A. da Costa and Otávio Bueno16 Language and Colonization 230Ilan Stavans17 Ethnic-Group Terms 241Susana Nuccetelli and Roderick Stewart18 Identity and Latin American Philosophy 253Jorge J. E. Gracia19 Latinos on Race and Ethnicity: Alcoff, Corlett, and Gracia 269Lawrence Blum20 Mestizaje and Hispanic Identity 283Gregory Velazco y Trianosky21 Liberation in Theology, Philosophy, and Pedagogy 297Iván Márquez22 Philosophy, Postcoloniality, and Postmodernity 312Ofelia Schutte23 Globalization and Latin American Thought 327A. Pablo IannonePart III Disciplinary Developments 34124 Latin American Philosophy 343Susana Nuccetelli25 Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy 357Eduardo Rivera-López26 Philosophy of Science 370Alberto Cordero27 Philosophy and Latin American Literature 383Jesús H. Aguilar28 Feminist Philosophy 397Ofelia Schutte and María Luisa Femenías29 Teaching Philosophy 412María Cristina González and Nora Stigol30 Cultural Studies 425Arturo Arias31 Deontic Logic and Legal Philosophy 439Pablo Navarro32 Metaphysics 454Liza Skidelsky33 Epistemology 468Eleonora Cresto34 Formal Epistemology and Logic 482Horacio Arló-Costa and Eduardo FerméPart IV Biographical Sketches 49735 Some Great Figures 499Gregory D. Gilson and Gregory Fernando Pappas36 From Philosophy to Physics, and Back 525Mario BungeIndex 540