Latin American Philosophy

The ten essays in this lively anthology move beyond a purely historical consideration of Latin American philosophy to cover recent developments in political and social philosophy as well as innovations in the reception of key philosophical figures from the European Continental tradition. Topics such as indigenous philosophy, multiculturalism, the philosophy of race, democracy, postmodernity, the role of women, and the position of Latin America and Latin Americans in a global age are explored by notable philosophers from the region. An introduction by Eduardo Mendieta examines recent trends and points to the social, political, economic, and cultural conditions that have inspired the discipline. Latin American Philosophy brings English-speaking readers up to date with recent scholarship and points to promising new directions.

ISBN 0253215633   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780253215635 (What's this?)   Pages 230 Publisher Indiana University Press   Volumes 1 Imprint Indiana University Press   Weight (grammes) 344 Format Paperback   Published in Bloomington, IN Publication date 30 Apr 2003   Height (mm) 229 Writer of introduction Eduardo Mendieta   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2002008760   Spine width (mm) 13 DEWEY 199.8   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Acknowledgments
		Introduction by Eduardo Mendieta		1
1		Philosophy in Latin America in the Twentieth Century: Problems and Currents by Enrique Dussel		11
2		Ethnic Labels and Philosophy: The Case of Latin American Philosophy by Jorge J. E. Gracia		57
3		Latin American Philosophy as Critical Ontology of the Present: Themes and Motifs for a "Critique of Latin American Reason" by Santiago Castro-Gomez		68
4		Philosophy and the Colonial Difference by Walter D. Mignolo		80
5		Borges and Postmodernity by Alfonso de Toro		89
6		Colonialism, Modernism, and Postmodernism in Brazil by Amos Nascimento		124
7		Continental Philosophy and Postcolonial Subjects by Ofelia Schutte		150
8		On the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Case of Chiapas by Maria Herrera Lima		165
9		Democratization in the Context of a Postmodern Culture by Norbert Lechner		179
10		On Citizenship: The Grammatology of the Body-Politic by Beatriz Gonzalez Stephan		188
		Contributors		207
		Index		211

"The essays in this book make it elegantly clear that there is a vigorous and rigorous Latin American philosophy ... and that others dismiss it at their peril." -Mario Saenz

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