Robert Eli Sanchez - Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction

Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction is a beginners guide to canonical texts in Latin American and Latinx philosophy, providing the non-specialist with necessary historical and philosophical context, and demonstrating their contemporary relevance. It is written in jargon-free prose for students and professors who are interested in the subject, but who dont know where to begin. Each of the twelve chapters, written by a leading scholar in the field, examines influential texts that are readily available in English and introduces the reader to a period, topic, movement, or school that taken together provide a broad overview of the history, nature, scope, and value of Latin American and Latinx philosophy. Although this volume is primarily intended for the reader without a background in the Latin American and Latinx tradition, specialists will also benefit from its many novelties, including an introduction to Aztec ethics; a critique of the Latino threat narrative; the legacy of Latin American philosophy in the Chicano movement; an overview of Mexican existentialism, Liberation philosophy, and Latin American and Latinx feminisms; a philosophical critique of indigenism; a study of Latinx contributions to the philosophy of immigration; and an examination of the intersection of race and gender in Latinx identity.

Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Marys University, Los Angeles. He specializes in Mexican/Latin American/Latinx philosophy and is co-editor of Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century: Essential Readings (Oxford University Press, 2017).

A great new resource for present and future teachers and students about an exciting and important emerging field in philosophy.

Gregory Fernando Pappas, Editor-in-Chief of the Inter-American

Journal of Philosophy (IJP), Texas A&M University, USA

Latin American and Latinx Philosophy fills a huge hole in our existing English language resources. The detail of the essays, the expansive coverage of topics, the superb philosophical analysis and the excellent introductory overviews will make this volume vital for everyone with an interest in this area. Bravo!

Linda Martn Alcoff, Hunter College, USA

This is an appealing place for the interested reader to get started with some of the rich and fascinating episodes in the history of philosophy in Latin America, as well as some of the exciting recent work on Latinx philosophy in the U.S. The contributions map out an impressive cross-section of philosophical questions, historical periods, geographical regions, and methodological approaches. Throughout, the volume engages in an insightful discussion of the role of history, politics, and identity in the formation of philosophical traditions. It also advances the metaphilosophical debate concerning the self-conception of this emerging field.

Clinton Tolley and Manuel Vargas, The Mexican

Philosophy Lab at UC San Diego, USA

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Sanchez, Robert Eli, Jr., editor.

Title: Latin American and Latinx philosophy : a collaborative

introduction / edited by Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr.

Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Taylor & Francis, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019017918 | ISBN 9781138295858 (hardback)

Subjects: LCSH: Philosophy, Latin American.

Classification: LCC B1003 .L38 2019 | DDC 199/.8--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019017918

ISBN: 978-1-138-29585-8 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-29586-5 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-10040-1 (ebk)

For Sofa Beln and Angela

Alejandro Santana is Associate Professor of Philosophy and E. John Rumpakis Professor of Hellenic Studies at the University of Portland. His research interests include Ancient Greek philosophy, Indigenous Mesoamerican philosophy, and Latin American socio-political issues related to colonialism and imperialism. His publications appear in Ancient Philosophy, Philosophical Inquiry, the Inter-American Journal of Philosophy, and the American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy.

Alexander V. Stehn is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Director of the Center for Bilingual Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He specializes in U.S.-American and Latin American philosophies, but he is more proud of being an unrepentant generalist and recipient of the University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award. His publications include the entry Latin American Philosophy in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Andrea Pitts is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Their research interests include Latin American and U.S. Latinx philosophy, critical philosophy of race, feminist theory, and critical prison studies. Their publications appear in IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, Hypatia, Radical Philosophy Review, and Inter-American Journal of Philosophy. Andrea is also co-editor of Beyond Bergson: Examining Race and Colonialism through the Writings of Henri Bergson (SUNY Press, 2019).

Carlos Alberto Snchez is Professor of Philosophy at San Jos State University. He is the author of The Suspension of Seriousness: On the Phenomenology of Jorge Portilla (SUNY Press, 2012) and Contingency and Commitment: Mexican Existentialism and the Place of Philosophy (SUNY Press, 2015). He is also the Editor of the American Philosophical Associations Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy.

Francisco Gallegos is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on phenomenology, Latin American and Latinx philosophy, and the philosophy of emotions. With Carlos Snchez, he is co-author of The Disintegration of Community: On Jorge Portillas Social and Political Philosophy (SUNY Press, 2020).

Grant J. Silva is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University. His research takes place at the intersection of Latin American philosophy, social and political philosophy, and the philosophy of race/racism. His publications appear in the Southern Journal of Philosophy, Radical Philosophy Review, Public Affairs Quarterly, The Pluralist, Expositions: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities