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Pre-Columbian philosophies
In Susana Nuccetelli, Ofelia Schutte & Otávio Bueno (eds.), A Companion to Latin American Philosophy. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 7–22 (2009)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Contact‐Period Indigenous Andean Philosophy Contact‐Era Aztec or Nahua Philosophy Conclusion References.Author's Profile
pre‐columbian philosophies “Latin America”‐enjoying long and rich traditions of philosophical inquiry Andean and Aztec philosophies contact‐period indigenous Andean philosophy Andean cosmos “open” ‐ human beings in continuing equilibrium contact‐era Aztec or Nahua philosophy Nahua wisdom ‐ aimed at teaching humans – to maintain their balance Nahua philosophy and tlamatiliztli (“wisdom” or “knowledge”) Nahua philosophers ‐ language primarily as a guiding behavior pre‐Columbian Aztec and Andean philosophies ‐ ways of being‐human‐in‐the‐world
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