Aztec Philosophy : Understanding a World in Motion /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maffie, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Philosophie
Azteken
Aztecs.
Aztec philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Azteques > Folklore.
Philosophie azteque.
Aztecs > Folklore.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (608 pages).
ISBN:9781607322238

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