The Polarity of Mexican Thought

by Michael A. Weinstein

Mexican thinkers in recent generations have sought a philosophy emphasizing the ends of human activity (finalism) as contrasted with one stressing means or techniques (instrumentalism). According to Professor Weinstein's interpretation, an integrated perspective toward all aspects of the human condition characterizes Mexican philosophy and social thought, incorporating close attention to the aesthetic dimension of human experience and the tensions...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271012323
• ISBN13: 9780271012322
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.