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> <p>Introduction</p><p><em>Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr.</em></p><p>Chapter 1: Philosophy without Europe </p><p><em>James Maffie</em></p><p>Chapter 2: "The Indian Problem": Conquest and the Valladolid Debate</p><p><em>Alejandro Santana</em></p><p>Chapter 3: The Continental Struggle for Democracy: The American Wars of Independence as Experiments in Justice</p><p><em>Jose-Antonio Orosco</em></p><p>Chapter 4: Nation-Building through Education: Positivism and its Transformations in Mexico</p><p><em>Alexander V. Stehn</em></p><p>Chapter 5: The Philosophy of Mexican Culture</p><p><em>Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr.</em></p><p>Chapter 6: Mexican Existentialism</p><p><em>Carlos Alberto Sánchez</em></p><p>Chapter 7: Liberation Philosophy</p><p><em>Grant Silva</em></p><p>Chapter 8: Latin American and Latinx Feminisms</p><p><em>Stephanie Rivera Berruz</em></p><p>Chapter 9: Indigenism in Peru and Bolivia</p><p><em>Kim Díaz</em></p><p>Chapter 10: Latinx Philosophy and the Ethics of Migration</p><p><em>José Jorge Mendoza</em></p><p>Chapter 11: Latinx Identity</p><p><em>Andrea Pitts</em></p><p>Chapter 12: Metaphilosophy: Defining Latin American and Latinx Philosophy</p><p><em>Lori Gallegos de Castillo and Francisco Gallegos</em></p>