SEP: “Philosophy in Mexico”
Recently, Guillermo Hurtado of the Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas at UNAM asked me to co-author the 2020 update of his 2016 entry “Philosophy in Mexico” for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. As some […]
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Uranga On Method, II: The Ol' "Imperial Passion"
In “Notas para un estudio del mexicano,” Uranga introduces the worry that Mexican life and experience—i.e., lo mexicano—may somehow overwhelm its concept—i.e., “lo mexicano,” making it impossible for a “philosophy […]
Special Issue: Genealogy
I was fortunate enough to have edited a very special issue of the Journal Genealogy, titled “New Directions in Latinx/Latin American Philosophy.” Check it out here. Article and Contributors 1.”Gloria […]
Uranga’s Phenomenological Method in “Notas”–part 1
In “Notas para un estudio del mexicano,” Uranga makes a first effort at clarifying his methodological commitments. He writes in the first paragraph: After two months of daily lectures on […]
In Progress: “Uranga’s Phenomenological Appropriations”
Introduction Emilio Uranga’s (1921-1988) phenomenological method is informed by confrontations with Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, and the French phenomenological tradition. With it, Uranga seeks to grasp the “essence” of Mexican […]
A New Chapter, Dos.
Although we’ve been gone for a bit, we continue the work of translation and of normalizing Mexican philosophy. In the past, this blog has served as a space to air […]
A New Chapter
Though it has been a while since our last post, I wanted to announce that I have accepted the position of Associate Professor of Philosophy at Occidental College, starting Fall […]
20th Century Mexican Philosophy 