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Latinos in America: Philosophy and Social Identity

Jorge J. E. Gracia 

ISBN: 978-0-470-69574-6

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

268 pages

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Latinos in America: Philosophy and Social Identity

Jorge J. E. Gracia

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978-0-470-69574-6
April 2008
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May 2008
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April 2008
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Description

A first-of-its-kind book that seriously and profoundly examines what it means philosophically to be Latino and where Latinos fit in American society.

  • Offers a fresh perspective and clearer understanding of Latin American thought and culture, rejecting answers based on stereotypes and fear
  • Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity, touching upon anthropology, history, cultural studies and sociology, as well as philosophy
  • Written by Jorge J. E. Gracia, one of the most influential thinkers of Hispanic/Latino descent
About the Author
Jorge J. E. Gracia holds the Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy and is SUNY Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Among his recent publications are: Surviving Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century (ed., 2005), The Classics of Western Philosophy (ed., Blackwell 2003), A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages (Blackwell 2003), and Hispanic/Latino Identity: A Philosophical Perspective (Blackwell 2000).
Features

  • The first book to seriously and profoundly examine what it means philosophically to be Latino, and where
    Latinos fit in American Society

  • Offers a fresh perspective and clearer understanding of Latin American thought and culture, rejecting
    answers based on stereotypes and fear

  • Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino
    identity, touching upon anthropology, history, cultural studies and sociology, as well as philosophy

  • Written by Jorge J. E. Gracia, one of the most influential thinkers of Hispanic/Latino descent
To Purchase this product, please visit
https://dev.store.wiley.com/en-us/Latinos+in+America%3A+Philosophy+and+Social+Identity-p-9780470695746