Latin American and Latinx Philosophy

<p><em>Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction</em> is a beginner’s 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 don’t 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.</p>