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47Are Categories Invented or Discovered? A Response to FoucaultReview of Metaphysics 55 (1). 2001.IN A PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS I believe the speaker is allowed more latitude than in a more ordinary speech. There is more freedom to explore and perhaps even preach. So I am going to do a bit of both. My chapter and verse, some of you will be surprised to know, is a passage from the preface to Foucault’s The Order of Things, in which he argues that categories are a matter of invention. This text has had enormous impact on the issue I wish to address today, and in many ways has helped to define it a…Read more
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23The Centrality of the Individual in the Philosophy of the Fourteenth CenturyHistory of Philosophy Quarterly 8 (3). 1991.
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32Individuals as InstancesReview of Metaphysics 37 (1). 1983.INDIVIDUALITY has given philosophers considerable trouble. There are conflicting views as to how to understand it and even as to its intelligibility in spite of what appears to be its fundamental character in our experience. For, on the one hand, we seem to experience the world in terms of individuals, but when we try to explain what their individuality is we run into difficulties. Indeed, even a view which at first sight appears quite innocuous, defining individuality formally as a feature whic…Read more
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21Language priority in the education of children: Pogge's argument in favor of English-first for hispanicsJournal of Social Philosophy 35 (3). 2004.
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415For many years I have maintained that I learned to philosophize by translating Francisco Suárez’s Metaphysical Disputation V from Latin into English. This surely is a claim that must sound extraordinary to the members of this audience or even to most twentieth century philosophers. Who reads Suárez these days? And what could I learn from a sixteenth century scholastic writer that would help me in the twentieth century? I would certainly be surprised if one were to find any references to some of …Read more
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17Scotus's Conception of Metaphysics: The Study of the TranscendentalsFranciscan Studies 56 (1): 153-168. 1998.
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Frondizi's Theory of the Self as a Dynamic Gestalt (review)Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 57 (1): 64. 1976.
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Risieri Frondizi's "Introducción a las problemas fundamentales del hombre" (review)Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 39 (4): 610. 1979.
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El concepto de filosofía hispánica: identidad sin propiedadCuadernos de Pensamiento Español 7 5-44. 1998.
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32Minorities and the Philosophical MarketplaceMetaphilosophy 33 (5): 535-551. 2002.This article argues for two theses. The first is that many of the sociological factors endemic in the philosophical community function as barriers to the recruitment of members of minority groups in the profession and to their functioning as public intellectuals. The division into familial groups, the fights for security and success, and the weakness of the federal organization of the American Philosophical Association all contribute to these barriers. The second is that sociology has a place in…Read more
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60Philosophy in American Public LifeThe Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy 11 129-140. 2001.My focus here is on two questions: Does philosophy have a place in contemporary American public life? and should philosophy have a place in American public life? Because my answer to the first question is negative, I also will discuss some of the reasons why I believe philosophy does not play a role in American public life. I suggest that philosophers have been excluded from the public conversation in part because the work of philosophy entails criticism and challenge—activities best accomplishe…Read more
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12Importance of the History of Ideas in Latin America: Zea's Positivism in MexicoThe Impact of Metaphysics on Latin American IdeologyJournal of the History of Ideas 36 (1): 177. 1975.
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35A Theory of Textuality: The Logic and EpistemologyState University of New York Press. 1995.This book is just what it says it is: A theory of textuality divided into two parts, logical and epistemological
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10Philosophy and Literature in Latin America presents a unique and original view of the current state of development in Latin America of two disciplines that are at the core of the humanities. Divided into two parts, each section explores the contributions of distinguished American and Latin American experts and authors. The section on literature includes the literary activities of Latin Americans working in the United States, an area in which very little research has been demonstrated and, for th…Read more
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Sergio Sarti's "Panorama della Filosofia Ispanoamericana Contemporanea" (review)Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 41 (3): 406. 1981.
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95Hispanic / Latino Identity: A Philosophical PerspectiveWiley-Blackwell. 1999.This volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. It is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in issues that concern Hispanics/Latinos, social policy, and the history of thought and culture
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16Latinos in America: Philosophy and Social IdentityWiley-Blackwell. 2008.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 W…Read more
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138Response to the critics of hispanic/latino identity: Tahafut al-tahafutPhilosophy and Social Criticism 27 (2): 51-75. 2001.
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15Rationality and Happiness: From the Ancients to the Early MedievalsBoydell & Brewer. 2003.This volume explores the relationship between rationality and happiness from ancient Greek philosophy to early Latin medieval philosophy. What connection is there between human rationality and happiness? This issue was uppermost in the minds of the Ancient Greek philosophers and continued to be of importance during the entire early medieval period. Starting with theSocrates of Plato's early dialogues, who is regarded as having initiated the eudaimonistic ethical tradition, the present volume loo…Read more
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21Latin American philosophy in the twentieth century: man, values, and the search for philosophical identity (edited book)Prometheus Books. 1986.Latin America - its people, its politics, its economy - has burst upon the world scene with powerful images that have captured the curiosity of many English-speaking North Americans. The strategic importance of this vast region to the stability of the Wes
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Reperterio de Fil'osofos Latinoamericanos = Directory of Latin American PhilosophersCouncil on International Studies and Programs, State University of New York at Buffalo. 1988.
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Desmond Paul Henry: That Most Subtle Question : The Metaphysical Bearing of Medieval and Contemporary Linguistic Disciplines (review)Revista Latinoamericana de Filosofia 12 (2): 231. 1986.
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