26 www.libros.unam.mx Lógica y metaf ísica en la Nueva Espa ña Logic and Metaphysics in New Spain Mauricio Beuchot “The most notable about Mauricio Beuchot is the breath of his work, his ability to showcase his vision of philosophical doctrine, his straightforwardness, his openness to listen intelligently, and his easy-going sense of resoluteness” Gabriel Zaid • Masterful introduction to the history of New Spain philosophy. • The originality of the topic transforms this text into a significant anthology. • Mauricio Beuchot is one of the most important philosophers in Iberoamerica; his works have been translated into English and French. By the same author Science and Philosophy in Mexico during the xxth Century Mauricio Beuchot Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The Essential Profiles of the Hermeneutic Mauricio Beuchot Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Dirección General de Publicaciones Ethics and Law in Saint Thomas Aquinas Mauricio Beuchot El Colegio Nacional/Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The Colonial period in Mexico was a time of splendour in philosophy. Through an analysis of the preserved works of the times, Beuchot has adeptly reconstructed the contributions of a distinguished group of philosophers who cultivated two fertile areas: logic and metaphysics. His writings not only captured the depth of philosophical thought in Spain, but also gave new life to an anthology of thinkers, whose ingenuity placed them on par with the protagonists of modern European philosophy. About the author Having received a doctorate in philosophy from the Ibero-American University, Mauricio Beuchot (Torreón, Coahuila, 1950) is the coordinator of the Department of Hermeneutics in the Institute for Philological Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Internationally recognized as a specialist in the philosophy of Medieval Europe and New Spain, Beuchot is also a member of the Mexican Academy of Language and the Mexican Academy of History. His recent publications include: Historia de la filosofía medieval History of Medieval Philosophy; Ordo Analogiae: interpretación y construcción del mundo Ordo Analogiae: An Interpretation of the Construction of the World; La filosofía y el lenguaje en la Nueva España Philosophy and Language in New Spain; Hermenéutica analógica, símbolo, mito y filosofía Analogic Hermeneutics, Symbol, Myth, and Philosophy. Author’s Awards Universidad Nacional Award by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Doctor Honoris Causa by Universidad Anáhuac del Sur. Member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. Readership • Philosophy students • Historians of Ibero-American philosophy • Philosophers 1st edition: unam-Mexico, 2006 Size: 8.27 in x 5.51 in Series: Cuadernos ISBN: 970-32-3433-X MSRP $6.95 USD 200,000 Copies sold Philosophy
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