Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction

Description

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Four Defining Themes Note to Instructors Notes Bibliography 1. Philosophy without Europe Mesoamerica at Contact Mexica vs. Franciscan Understandings of Philosophy-cum-Religion, Human Lifeways, and Ways of Being a Human in the World The Existential Condition of Humankind and Defining Problematic of Mexica Philosophy The Five Ages and Creation of Human Beings Some Comparisons Enacting Contemporary Indigenous Philosophy Notes Bibliography 2. “The Indian Problem”: Conquest and the Valladolid Debate Introduction The Emergence of “The Indian Problem” during the Spanish Conquest Aristotle’s Theory of Natural Slavery Sepúlveda: Democrates Segundo Las Casas: In Defense of the Indians Contemporary Relevance Notes Bibliography 3. The Continental Struggle for Democracy: The American Wars of Independence as Experiments in Justice The Latinx Threat Narrative and the Continental Struggle for Democracy Declarations of Independence in the Americas The Congress of Panama and the Contradictions of U.S. American Democracy Conclusion Notes Bibliography 4. Nation-Building through Education: Positivism and Its Transformations in Mexico Auguste Comte: The French Founder of Positivism Gabino Barreda’s Positivism and the Mexican Education System The Evolving “Positivism” of Justo Sierra and the Científicos Mexico’s Athenaeum of Youth: More Anti-Porfirist than AntiPositivist Positivism and Jose Vasconcelos’ Raza Cósmica Positivism and Antonio Caso’s Reflections on Existence as Charity Chicanx Identity, the Chicano Movement, and Gloria Anzaldúa’s Mestiza Consciousness Education Today Notes Bibliography 5. The Philosophy of Mexican Culture Authentic Mexicanness A Clearly Defined National Character Mexican Humanism Mexican Philosophy No Brands of Philosophy Frondizi Villegas The Theme of Ortega’s Time The Double Character of Culture Transforming Philosophy Conclusion Notes Bibliography 6. Mexican Existentialism The Existentialist Position The Arrival of Existentialism in Mexico Three Existentialist Themes in Uranga, Villoro, and Zea “Accidentality” and “Insufficiency” “Zozobra” and “Nepantla” Commitment and Responsibility Conclusion Notes Bibliography 7. Liberation Philosophy Ideologization and the Social Function of Philosophy The Persistence of Coloniality Dussel’s Analectical Liberatory Philosophy Zea’s Existential-Phenomenological Contribution Conclusion: Latin American Philosophy as Liberation Philosophy Notes Bibliography 8. Latin American and Latinx Feminisms Introduction Foundations of Latin American and Latinx Feminisms Latin American Feminist Ideas of the 20th Century U.S. Ch/Xicana and Latina/x Feminisms Translocating Thought: Hemispheric Dialogues Between Latin/a America and Latina/x Feminisms Conclusion Notes Bibliography 9. Indigenism in Peru and Bolivia González Prada Mariátegui Fausto Reinaga Conclusion Notes Bibliography 10. Latinx Philosophy and the Ethics of Migration Latinx Contributions to the Open-Borders Debate Latinx Approaches to Immigration Justice Conclusion Notes Bibliography 11. Latinx Identity The Race-Ethnicity Debate The Debate Regarding “el género-gender” The Debate Regarding “Latinx-Latino/a” Notes Bibliography 12. Metaphilosophy: Defining Latin American and Latinx Philosophy Introduction The Questions of Originality and Authenticity The Skeptics The Defenders Latinx Philosophy Notes Bibliography Index