Latin American Philosophy: An Introduction With Readings - Couverture souple

Nuccetelli, Susana; Seay, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0130485160 ISBN 13 : 9780130485168

Editeur : Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For undergraduate/graduate courses in Latin American Philosophy, Latin American Thought, Multicultural Philosophy, Latino Culture and Civilization, and Hispanic Culture and Civilization in the Departments of Philosophy, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Romance Languages, and Chicano Studies.

The most comprehensive anthology in its field, Latin American Philosophy: A Reader offers the reflections of Latin American thinkers on the nature of philosophy, justice, human rights, cultural identity, and other issues that have faced them from the colonial period to the present day.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Susana Nuccetelli and Gary Seay's text, Latin American Philosophy: An Introduction with Readings, makes original and translated writings of Latin American thinkers available on a variety of philosophical problems. These problems include the nature of philosophy, rationality, justice, human rights, cultural identity, and many other questions that have concerned them from the colonial period to the present day.

Features of Latin American Philosophy: An Introduction with Readings

• Invites discussion of topics currently generating considerable interest in philosophy
• Offers contrasting views, facilitating a deeper understanding of the issues of Latin American philosophy
• Reconstructs the history of ideas in Latin America with an emphasis on philosophical topics
• Introduces students to major social figures advocating clearly defined ideologies, in which issues easily lend themselves to philosophical debate
• Promotes cross-cultural understanding by selecting topics which affect all Latino groups
• Provides vivid examples for students' appreciation, especially on topics such as fairness in the distribution of wealth, the persistence of poverty, racism, and the liberation of women

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130485160
• ISBN 13: 9780130485168
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie