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Summary:

"The texts collected here are organized chronologically and represent a period of Mexican thought and culture that emerged from the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and which culminated in 'la filosofía de lo mexicano' (the philosophy of Mexicanness). Though the selections reflect on a variety of philosophical questions, collectively they represent a growing tendency to take seriously the question of Mexican national identity as a philosophical question - especially given the complexities of Mexico's indigenous and European ancestries, a history of colonialism, and a growing dependency on foreign money and culture. More than an attempt to describe the national character, however, the texts gathered here represent an optimistic period in Mexican philosophy that aimed to affirm Mexican culture and philosophy as a valuable, if not urgent, contribution to universal culture." -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Gabino Barreda and contemporary ideas (September 12, 1910) / José Vasconcelos
• Discourse at the inauguration of the National University (September 22, 1910) / Justo Sierra
• Existence as economy and as charity: an essay on the essence of Christianity (1916) / Antonio Caso
• Neither irrationalism nor rationalism but critical philosophy (1928) / José Romano Muñoz
• Twenty years of education in Mexico (1941) / Samuel Ramos
• The history of philosophy in Mexico (1943) / Samuel Ramos
• The university debate between Antonio Caso and Vicente Lombardo Toledano (1933)
• Two ideas of philosophy (1940) / Francisco Larroyo and José Gaos
• My two cents: "American" philosophy? (1942) / José Gaos
• Philosophy as commitment (1952) / Leopold Zea
• Solitude and communion (1948) / Luis Villoro
• The major moments of indigenism in Mexico: conclusion (1950) / Luis Villoro
• Essay on an ontology of the Mexican (1951) / Emilio Uranga
• Community, greatness, and misery in Mexican life (1949) / Jorge Portilla
• Art or monstrosity (1960) / Edmundo O'Gorman
• On feminine culture (1950) / Rosario Castellanos
• Possibilities and limitations of the Mexican (1958) / José Revueltas
• The X on the brow: some reflections on Mexico (1952) / Alfonso Reyes
• The problem of truth (1960) / Abelardo Villegas,

Contributors:

Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, 1975- , editor

Sanchez, Robert Eli, Jr. , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Oxford new histories of philosophy

Subjects:

Philosophy, Mexican — 20th century

Philosophy — Mexico — Bio-bibliography

1900-1999

Philosophy

Philosophy, Mexican

Mexico

Genres:

Bio-bibliography

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.

Physical Description:

lviii, 270 pages ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

B1016 .M49 2017

ISBNs:

9780190601300 (pbk.)
0190601302 (pbk.)
9780190601294 (hbk.)
0190601299 (hbk.)

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 99974763374

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2017297255

OCLC Numbers:

983824762