PHIL 223 Mexican Philosophy, Culture, and Society
This course is an introduction to Mexican philosophy, and indirectly to Latin American philosophy. We will discuss Mexican contributions to universal questions (such as the nature of art, democracy, humanity, and racial, sexual, and ethnic identity), and we will raise the question of Mexican philosophy (what is it, how is it different from Western philosophy) by situating it in the context of other cultural expressions of Mexican identity, such as Mexican food, literature, and Mexican muralism. Thus, this course is also an introduction to comparative philosophy more generally, since it aims to challenge Eurocentrism by demonstrating that philosophy is grounded in or is an expression of cultural identity.