| The Role of History in Latin American Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives Contributor(s): Salles, Arleen (Editor), Millán, Elizabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079146427X ISBN-13: 9780791464274 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2005 Annotation: This book brings the history of Latin American philosophy to an English-speaking audience through the prominent voices of Mauricio Beuchot. Horacio Cerutti-Guldberg, Maria Luisa Femenias, Jorge J.E. Gracia, Oscar R. Marti, Leon Olive, Carlos Pereda, and Eduardo Rabossi. They argue that Spanish is not a philosophically irrelevant language and that there are original positions to be found in the work of Latin American philosophers. Part I of the book looks at why the history philosophy has not developed in Latin America. A range of theoretical issues are explored, each focusing on specific problems that have hundred the development of a solid history. Part II details the complex task of writing a history of philosophy for a region still haunted by the specter of colonialism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 199.8 |
| LCCN: 2004016074 |
| Series: Suny Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.1" W x 9.46" (1.02 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings the history of Latin American philosophy to an English-speaking audience through the prominent voices of Mauricio Beuchot, Horacio Cerutti-Guldberg, Mar a Luisa Femen as, Jorge J. E. Gracia, Oscar R. Mart , Le n Oliv , Carlos Pereda, and Eduardo Rabossi. They argue that Spanish is not a philosophically irrelevant language and that there are original positions to be found in the work of Latin American philosophers. Part I of the book looks at why the history of philosophy has not developed in Latin America. A range of theoretical issues are explored, each focusing on specific problems that have hindered the development of a solid history. Part II details the complex task of writing a history of philosophy for a region still haunted by the specter of colonialism. |
