The Role of History in Latin American Philosophy : Contemporary Perspectives.

Intro -- The Role of History in Latin American Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Successful and Unsuccessful Models for Establishing a History of Latin American Philosophy -- Part I. Successful and Unsuccessful Models for Establishing a History of Latin American Philosophy -- 1. The History of Philosophy and Latin American Philosophy -- 2. Explanatory and "Argumentative" History of Philosophy -- 3. History and Philosophy in the Latin American Setting: Some Disturbing Comments -- 4. Breaking with the Past: Philosophy and Its History in Latin America -- Part II. Writing the History of Latin American Philosophy in and Despite the Shadows of Its Colonial Legacy -- 5. The Study of Philosophy's History in Mexico as a Foundation for Doing Mexican Philosophy -- 6. Philosophical Genealogies and Feminism in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz -- 7. A Philosophical Debate Concerning Traditional Ethnic Groups in Latin America and the History of Philosophy -- 8. How and Why to Foster the History of Philosophy in Postcolonial Contexts -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Argues that there are original positions to be found in the work of Latin American philosophers.

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