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A Companion to Latin American Philosophy 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page i A Companion to Latin American Philosophy UNCORRECTED PROOFS 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page ii Blackwell Companions to Philosophy This outstanding student reference series offers a comprehensive and authoritative survey of philosophy as a whole. Written by today’s leading philosophers, each volume provides lucid and engaging coverage of the key figures, terms, topics, and problems of the field. Taken together, the volumes provide the ideal basis for course use, representing an unparalleled work of refer- ence for students and specialists alike. Already published in the series: 24. A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages 1. The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy, Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia and Timothy B. Noone Second Edition 25. A Companion to African-American Philosophy Edited by Nicholas Bunnin and Eric Tsui-James Edited by Tommy L. Lott and John P. Pittman 2. 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Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/ wiley-blackwell. The right of Susana Nuccetelli, Ofelia Schutte, and Otávio Bueno to be identified as the authors of the editorial material in this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to Latin American philosophy / edited by Susana Nuccetelli, Ofelia Schutte, and Otávio Bueno. p. cm. – (Blackwell companions to philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-7979-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Philosophy, Latin American. 2. Philosophy–Latin America. I. Nuccetelli, Susana. II. Schutte, Ofelia. III. Bueno, Otávio. B1001.C65 2010 199′.8–dc22 2009015236 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12.5pt Photina by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed in Singapore 01 2010 UNCORRECTED PROOFS 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page v Contents Contributors viii Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I Historical Perspectives 7 1Pre-Columbian Philosophies 9 James Maffie 2The Rights of the American Indians 23 Bernardo J. Canteñs 3Colonial Thought 36 Luis Fernando Restrepo 4The Emergence and Transformation of Positivism 53 Meri L. Clark 5Early Critics of Positivism 68 Oscar R. Martí 6The Anti-Positivist Movement in Mexico 82 Guillermo Hurtado 7Darwinism 95 Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine 8Krausism 110 Claus Dierksmeier 9‘Normal’ Philosophy 128 William F. Cooper 10 Ortega y Gasset’s Heritage in Latin America 142 Manuel Garrido 11 Phenomenology 156 Nythamar de Oliveira v UNCORRECTED PROOFS 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page vi contents 12 Marxism 170 Renzo Llorente 13 Liberation Philosophy 185 David Ignatius Gandolfo 14 Analytic Philosophy 199 Diana I. Pérez and Gustavo Ortiz-Millán Part II Current Issues 215 15 Paraconsistent Logic 217 Newton C. A. da Costa and Otávio Bueno 16 Language and Colonization 230 Ilan Stavans 17 Ethnic-Group Terms 241 Susana Nuccetelli and Roderick Stewart 18 Identity and Latin American Philosophy 253 Jorge J. E. Gracia 19 Latinos on Race and Ethnicity: Alcoff, Corlett, and Gracia 269 Lawrence Blum 20 Mestizaje and Hispanic Identity 283 Gregory Velazco y Trianosky 21 Liberation in Theology, Philosophy, and Pedagogy 297 Iván Márquez 22 Philosophy, Postcoloniality, and Postmodernity 312 Ofelia Schutte 23 Globalization and Latin American Thought 327 A. Pablo Iannone Part III Disciplinary Developments 341 24 Latin American Philosophy 343 Susana Nuccetelli 25 Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy 357 Eduardo Rivera-López 26 Philosophy of Science 370 Alberto Cordero 27 Philosophy and Latin American Literature 383 Jesús H. Aguilar 28 Feminist Philosophy 397 Ofelia Schutte and María Luisa Femenías vi UNCORRECTED PROOFS 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page vii contents 29 Teaching Philosophy 412 María Cristina González and Nora Stigol 30 Cultural Studies 425 Arturo Arias 31 Deontic Logic and Legal Philosophy 439 Pablo Navarro 32 Metaphysics 454 Liza Skidelsky 33 Epistemology 468 Eleonora Cresto 34 Formal Epistemology and Logic 482 Horacio Arló-Costa and Eduardo Fermé Part IV Biographical Sketches 497 35 Some Great Figures 499 Gregory D. Gilson and Gregory Fernando Pappas 36 From Philosophy to Physics, and Back 525 Mario Bunge Index 540 vii UNCORRECTED PROOFS 9781405179799_1_pre.qxd 7/10/09 15:54 Page viii Contributors Jesús H. Aguilar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Arturo Arias is Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of Texas, Austin.
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