A Companion to Latin American Philosophy

"A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Latin American philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "It will no doubt serve as the field's standard for years to come." (Hum Stud, 2011)"A welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Latin American philosophy. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers." (Choice, 1 March 2011)

Susana Nuccetelli is Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota. Ofelia Schutte is Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Otvio Bueno is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Miami, Florida.

About the Editors viii Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Part I Historical Perspectives 7 1 Pre-Columbian Philosophies 9 James Maffie 2 The Rights of the American Indians 23 Bernardo J. Cantes 3 Colonial Thought 36 Luis Fernando Restrepo 4 The Emergence and Transformation of Positivism 53 Meri L. Clark 5 Early Critics of Positivism 68 Oscar R. Mart 6 The Anti-Positivist Movement in Mexico 82 Guillermo Hurtado 7 Darwinism 95 Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine 8 Krausism 110 Claus Dierksmeier 9 Normal Philosophy 128 William F. Cooper 10 Ortega y Gassets Heritage in Latin America 142 Manuel Garrido 11 Phenomenology 156 Nythamar de Oliveira 12 Marxism 170 Renzo Llorente 13 Liberation Philosophy 185 David Ignatius Gandolfo 14 Analytic Philosophy 199 Diana I. Prez and Gustavo Ortiz-Milln Part II Current Issues 215 15 Paraconsistent Logic 217 Newton C. A. da Costa and Otvio 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 Ivn Mrquez 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-Lpez 26 Philosophy of Science 370 Alberto Cordero 27 Philosophy and Latin American Literature 383 Jess H. Aguilar 28 Feminist Philosophy 397 Ofelia Schutte and Mara Luisa Femenas 29 Teaching Philosophy 412 Mara Cristina Gonzlez 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 Arl-Costa and Eduardo Ferm 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