Mexican Philosophy for the 21st Century: Relajo, Zozobra, and Other Frameworks for Understanding Our World - Hardcover

by Carlos Alberto Sánchez (Author), Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach (Editor), Leah Kalmanson (Editor)

Mexican philosophy has been relegated for far too long to the margins of philosophy's global scene. Carlos Alberto Sánchez brings it to the front and centre by demonstrating that its figures, methods, and texts, supplement, enrich, and broaden the scope and depth of both philosophy and our everyday understanding.

Explaining the context and thinkers associated with relajo, zozobra, nepantla, corazonada, tik, and Mexistentialism, Sánchez goes beyond a standard introduction of Mexican philosophy. His sustained analysis of prominent concepts gives us a new vocabulary for understanding ourselves and the world we live in. Based on the concrete experience of Mexican life, we are introduced to influential thinkers and uniquely Mexican themes: the primacy of history and circumstance and the intrinsic value of community.

Powered by a commitment to use Mexican philosophy to navigate the perplexing world we inhabit, Sánchez challenges the blanket application of Eurocentric philosophy to our 21st-century concerns. This is an essential starting point for Latin American philosophy scholars and anyone approaching Mexican philosophy for the very first time.

Author Biography

Carlos Alberto Sánchez is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University, USA. He is of co-editor of OUP's Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century: Essential Readings (2017) and the translator of Emilio Uranga's Analysis of Mexican Being: Introduction and Translation (Bloomsbury, 2021).