num_pages: 328
description: The Texts Collected Here Are Organized Chronologically And Represent A Period Of Mexican Thought And Culture That Emerged From The Mexican Revolution Of 1910 And Which Culminated In La Filosofía De Lo Mexicano (the Philosophy Of Mexicanness). Though The Selections Reflect On A Variety Of Philosophical Questions, Collectively They Represent A Growing Tendency To Take Seriously The Question Of Mexican National Identity As A Philosophical Question--especially Given The Complexities Of Mexico's Indigenous And European Ancestries, A History Of Colonialism, And A Growing Dependency On Foreign Money And Culture. More Than An Attempt To Describe The National Character, However, The Texts Gathered Here Represent An Optimistic Period In Mexican Philosophy That Aimed To Affirm Mexican Culture And Philosophy As A Valuable, If Not Urgent, Contribution To Universal Culture.--provided By Publisher. Gabino Barreda And Contemporary Ideas (september 12, 1910) / José Vasconcelos -- Discourse At The Inauguration Of The National University (september 22, 1910) / Justo Sierra -- Existence As Economy And As Charity: An Essay On The Essence Of Christianity (1916) / Antonio Caso -- Neither Irrationalism Nor Rationalism But Critical Philosophy (1928) / José Romano Muñoz -- Twenty Years Of Education In Mexico (1941) / Samuel Ramos -- The History Of Philosophy In Mexico (1943) / Samuel Ramos -- The University Debate Between Antonio Caso And Vicente Lombardo Toledano (1933) -- Two Ideas Of Philosophy (1940) / Francisco Larroyo And José Gaos -- My Two Cents: American Philosophy? (1942) / José Gaos -- Philosophy As Commitment (1952) / Leopold Zea -- Solitude And Communion (1948) / Luis Villoro -- The Major Moments Of Indigenism In Mexico: Conclusion (1950) / Luis Villoro -- Essay On An Ontology Of The Mexican (1951) / Emilio Uranga -- Community, Greatness, And Misery In Mexican Life (1949) / Jorge Portilla -- Art Of Monstrosity (1960)/ Edmundo O'gorman -- On Feminine Culture (1950) / Rosario Castellanos -- Possibilities And Limitations Of The Mexican (1958) / José Revueltas -- The X On The Brow: Some Reflections On Mexico (1952) / Alfonso Reyes -- The Problem Of Truth (1960) / Abelardo Villegas Edited By Carlos Alberto Sánchez And Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 261-265) And Index.
language: en
title: Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century: Essential Readings (Oxford New Histories of Philosophy)
publisher: Oxford University Press