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In Aztec Philosophy, James Maffie reveals a highly sophisticated and systematic Aztec philosophy worthy of consideration alongside European philosophies of their time. Bringing together the fields of comparative world philosophy and Mesoamerican studies, Maffie excavates the distinctly philosophical...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Maffie, James
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Philosophie
Azteken
Aztecs.
Aztec philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Azteques > Folklore.
Philosophie azteque.
Aztecs > Folklore.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In Aztec Philosophy, James Maffie reveals a highly sophisticated and systematic Aztec philosophy worthy of consideration alongside European philosophies of their time. Bringing together the fields of comparative world philosophy and Mesoamerican studies, Maffie excavates the distinctly philosophical aspects of Aztec thought. Aztec Philosophy focuses on the ways Aztec metaphysics-the Aztecs' understanding of the nature, structure and constitution of reality-underpinned Aztec thinking about wisdom, ethics, politics, and aesthetics, and served as a backdrop for Aztec religious practices as wel.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (608 pages).
ISBN:9781607322238

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