Beschreibung:
Alexus McLeod is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University. He is the author of Understanding Asian Philosophy.
This book offers an interpretation of the philosophical thought of the ancient Maya, in the classic and postclassic periods. Alexus McLeod adopts philosophical methodology, comparative philosophy, and history of philosophy to reveal and understand the ancient Maya by engaging with Maya thought as philosophy.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction-The World of Maya ThoughtChapter One-Calendrics, Ritual, and OrganizationChapter Two-Reductionism vs. CorrelativismChapter Three-Worlds and the Question of Essence and TruthChapter Four-Personhood and IdentityConclusion-Maya Philosophy and World PhilosophyBibliography