Latinos in America.

By: Gracia, Jorge J. EMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (270 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470695746Subject(s): Citizenship -- United States -- Philosophy | Ethnicity -- United States -- Philosophy | Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity | Hispanic Americans -- Philosophy | Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions | United States -- Ethnic relations -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Latinos in AmericaDDC classification: 305.8968073 LOC classification: E184.S75G675 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Latinos in America: Philosophy and Social Identity -- Contents -- Preface: The Latino Challenge -- I Latino/a Identities -- 1 Identities: General and Particular -- 2 Individuation: Circularity and Demarcation -- 3 Labels: Politics and Names -- II Latinos/as in Society -- 4 Marketplace: Survival and Flourishing -- 5 Affirmative Action: Meaning and Justification -- 6 Linguistic Rights: Language and Children -- III Latino/a Philosophy -- 7 Philosophy: Latino vs American -- 8 Canon: Place and Future -- 9 History: Role and Approach -- Conclusion: Latinos in America -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Latinos in America: Philosophy and Social Identity -- Contents -- Preface: The Latino Challenge -- I Latino/a Identities -- 1 Identities: General and Particular -- 2 Individuation: Circularity and Demarcation -- 3 Labels: Politics and Names -- II Latinos/as in Society -- 4 Marketplace: Survival and Flourishing -- 5 Affirmative Action: Meaning and Justification -- 6 Linguistic Rights: Language and Children -- III Latino/a Philosophy -- 7 Philosophy: Latino vs American -- 8 Canon: Place and Future -- 9 History: Role and Approach -- Conclusion: Latinos in America -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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