Alexus McLeod is assistant professor at the University of Connecticut.

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya is a brilliant book and a labor of love. Alexus McLeod is a rare mind: deeply curious, linguistically gifted, a sensitive detector of similarity and difference, with deep grasp of classical Chinese philosophy, contemporary analytic philosophy, and Mayan Philosophy. Philosophy of the Ancient Maya is a crystal clear introduction to the metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical wisdom of this great meso-American civilization that makes the reader examine their own cultural assumptions. A treasure.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction—The World of Maya ThoughtChapter One—Calendrics, Ritual, and OrganizationChapter Two—Reductionism vs. CorrelativismChapter Three—Worlds and the Question of Essence and TruthChapter Four—Personhood and IdentityConclusion—Maya Philosophy and World PhilosophyBibliography