Gracia

Hispanic/Latino Identity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by Jorge Gracia, one of the most influential thinkers of Hispanic/Latino descent, this volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. The book explores central historical and current debates surrounding Hispanic/Latino culture, thought, and identity in the United States, Spain, and Latin American countries. Gracia's interdisciplinary approach is systematic and he uses philosophical analysis along with the history of philosophy to clarify and illustrate his provocative theses. This engaging and enlightening work is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in Hispanic/Latino studies, social policy, and the history of thought and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780631217633
• ISBN-10: 0631217630
• Artikelnr.: 23831882

Autorenporträt

Jorge J. E. Gracia was born in Cuba and educated in Cuba, Europe, and the United States. He is currently Samuel P. Capen Chair and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is author of ten books and more than 150 articles, and has edited more than a dozen books on metaphysics, historiography, hermeneutics, medieval philosophy, and Hispanic philosophy. He has been President of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, the Society for Iberian and Latin American Thought, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the International Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

1. What Should We Call Ourselves?.

2. What's in a Name? The Relation of Names to Identity andEthnicity.

3. What Makes Us Who We Are? The Key to Our Unity andDiversity.

4. An Illustration: Hispanic Philosophy.

5. Where Do We Come From? Encounters, Inventions, andMestizaje.

6. The Search for Identity: Latin-America and ItsPhilosophy.

7. Foreigners in Our Own Land: Hispanics in AmericanPhilosophy.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index of Names.

Index of Subjects.

Rezensionen

"Gracia has written a clear and understandable book that willappeal to general readers and lower-division undergraduates."Choice, March 2000, P. Vila, University of Texas at SanAntonio

"It would be impossible to overestimate the contribution thatJorge Gracia's book makes to the philosophical fields of ethnic andHispanic/Latino studies.The book has already succeeded in promotinga lively discussion among leading figures in these fields." TheJournal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. 17, 2003

"In this book Jorge Gracia makes a formidable case for anon-essentialist Hispanic identity. Lurking behind his arguments isa case for rethinking two other kinds of identities - what it meansto be an American, and what it means to be a philosopher.Hispanic/Latino Identity: A Philosophical Perspective movessmoothly between these often muddled layers of identity and by theend offers insights that can only be enriching to an Americanphilosophical community typically perceived by non-whites asindifferent, even hostile." Samuel O. Imbo, Essays inPhilosophy, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2004, Book Review