2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

PHI 358 Latin American Philosophy

3 hours.

This course explores the philosophical contributions of Latin American and Latinx figures within the U.S.  It considers how these contributions address important questions and issues faced by Latin Americans and Latinx people in the U.S., particularly in relation to struggles for social justice.  Some of the issues examined and discussed in this course concern identity, mestizaje, indigeneity, liberation and decoloniality.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG 201, any PHI course, and junior standing or above

Notes

This course is part of the John Jay College Option: Justice Core II: Justice in Global Perspective area of the Gen Ed Program.