“The best thing about this text is its originality. It is the first time that we are given explanations of what the ancient Mexicans were thinking, not through rumours, or deducing anything, but by presenting their own words, in their own language. Undoubtedly, this book will not be forgotten” • Miguel León-Portilla is an internationally recognized authority in the area of Nahuatl culture and thought. • La filosofía náhuatl is an international reference work about the philosophical thought of the early inhabitants of Mexico. • The book includes an appendix with original texts, a brief philosophical vocabulary in Nahuatl, analytical indexes, and illustrations. About the author Miguel León-Portilla (Mexico City, 1926) is the most distinguished specialist and proponent of Nahuatl thought in Mexico and Ibero-America. He received the Doctorate of Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he has been a professor since 1957. He is also Emeritus Scholar of the Institute of Historical Research. He has been named Doctor Honoris Causa in numerous universities, and in 1981 he received the National Prize for Social Sciences, History, and Philosophy, as well as the 2014 Bernardino de Sahagún Medal, among other honours. Particularly outstanding from his vast array of publications are Trece poetas del mundo azteca Thirteen Poets of the Aztec World, El reverso de la Conquista The Conquest Reverse, and Introducción a la cosmografía y las cuatro navegaciones de Américo Vespucio Introduction to the Cosmography and the Four Navigations by Amerigo Vespucci. “Thanks to Miguel León-Portilla, the roots and cultural treasures of Mexico are today uncovered for the world to see”. Juan Ramón de la Fuente “Miguel León-Portilla is an avid worker, tireless digger, tracker, mind reader, discoverer of essential roots, a highly productive builder, and rebuilder. His works are imbued by the poetry of truth, deservedly awarded for his perseverance, and luciditylucidity”. Agustín Yáñez Ángel María Garibay Author’s Awards Emeritus Researcher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Member of the Mexican Academy of History and El Colegio Nacional. National Award for Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, 1981 Belisario Domínguez Medal Senado de la República, 1995 Menéndez Pelayo Internacional Award, 2001 Recognition University Merit, 2007 Living Legend Award, 2013 Bernardino de Sahagún Medal, 2014 23 UNAM Foreign Rights 2015 Miguel León-Portilla by Araceli Rivera Flores.
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