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"Chapter 1 Setting the Scene: The Iberian Conquest In Latin America, a number of philosophical doctrines developed as responses to some mainstream views of the Iberian colonial period - which extended, roughly, from the late 1500s to the early 1800s. This chapter looks closely at four doctrines whose central themes can be traced to that period. It begins by examining the doctrines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1474-1566) and Francisco de Vitoria (1486-1546) on the moral status of the actions of Spain, their native nation, during the early stages of the European modern expansion. From these doctrines of practical ethics and political philosophy, the chapter turns to José de Acosta (ca. 1539-1600) and his objections to Scholasticism in epistemology and philosophy of science. Pressured by the new physical and social realities of the Americas, these Spanish thinkers came to question the philosophical establishment of Spain and Portugal. As shown in the discussion here, in their ways they challenged some applications of the official philosophy of Roman Catholic Church, Thomism, that were common in these countries during the sixteenth century. A fourth doctrine considered below, by twentiethcentury Mexican philosopher and historian Edmundo O'Gorman (1906-1995), offers an anti-realist rejection of some beliefs about the "discovery" of America. Although O'Gorman's anti-realism is not altogether original, its application to this issue is. It also suggests that the end of the colonial period was far from marking the end of philosophical reflection on the Iberian expansion"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy
• An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy - title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Tables
• 1. Setting the scene: the Iberian conquest
• 2. Modest and immodest feminism
• 3. The authoritarian republicanism of Bolívar
• 4. The liberal republicanism of Sarmiento and Alberdi
• 5. Homegrown and imported positivism
• 6. Martí’s liberal anti-positivism
• 7. Utopian Latin Americanism: Arielism and mestizofilia
• 8. Soft and hard socialism
• 9. Liberation theology and philosophy
• 10. Skepticism and anti-skepticism about Latin American philosophy
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index of names and subjects.

Author/Creator:

Nuccetelli, Susana , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

An introduction to Latin American philosophy [by Nuccetelli, S.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: An introduction to Latin American philosophy [by Nuccetelli, S.] (Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020 — ISBN 9781107067646; LCCN 2020026168)

Related Series:

Cambridge introductions to philosophy

Subjects:

Philosophy, Latin American

Philosophy — Latin America

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 12, 2020).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 295 pages)

Call Numbers:

B1001 .N83 2020eb

ISBNs:

9781107705562 (electronic book)
1107705568 (electronic book)
9781107067646 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020026169

OCLC Numbers:

1176325727