Mexican Philosophy: Relajo, Zozobra, and Modern World Insights

Mexican philosophy has been relegated to the margins of philosophy's global scene for far too long. Carlos Alberto Sánchez brings it to the forefront 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, offering a sustained analysis of prominent concepts that 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.

Sánchez's work brings Mexican philosophy to the front and centre, demonstrating that its figures, methods, and texts, supplement, enrich, and broaden the scope and depth of both philosophy and our everyday understanding. By explaining the context and thinkers associated with relajo, zozobra, nepantla, corazonada, tik, and Mexistentialism, he goes beyond a standard introduction, offering a sustained analysis of prominent concepts that gives us a new vocabulary for understanding ourselves and the world we live in.

Grounded in the concrete experience of Mexican life, Sánchez introduces us 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, he challenges the blanket application of Eurocentric philosophy to our 21st-century concerns. This work is an essential starting point for Latin American philosophy scholars and anyone approaching Mexican philosophy for the very first time.

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