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  • Cuba before Castro

    A Century of Family Memoirs

    by Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Although much has been written about Cuba after Castro, relatively little has been written about Cuba before Castro. The political reality of Castro’s Revolution has created a historical void about this period, paying insufficient attention to an important century before 1959. Cuba has become a political punching bag, between supporters and critics of Castro and the Revolution, making it difficult ... Read more

    $38.89 CAD

  • Surviving Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality

    A Challenge for the 21st Century

    by Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Surviving Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality is the first book to explore philosophically the concepts of race, ethnicity, and nationality, and offer a systematic and unified theory emphasizing metaphysical and epistemological issues. Gracia argues for a familial, historical view of ethnicity and race in the tradition of Du Bois, and for a political view of nationality the roots of which can be ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • With a Diamond in My Shoe

    A Philosopher's Search for Identity in America

    by Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Series series SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture
    The intellectual autobiography of a leading figure in the field of Latin American philosophy.In 1961, at the age of nineteen, Jorge J. E. Gracia escaped from the island of Cuba by passing himself off as a Catholic seminarian. He arrived in the United States with just a few spare belongings and his mother's diamond ring secured in a hole in one of his shoes. With a Diamond in My Shoe tells the ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • Painting Borges

    Philosophy Interpreting Art Interpreting Literature

    by Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Series series SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture
    A provocative examination of the artistic interpretation of twelve of Borges's most famous stories.In this groundbreaking book, Jorge J. E. Gracia explores the artistic interpretation of fiction from a philosophical perspective. Focusing on the work of Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most celebrated literary figures of Latin America, Gracia offers original interpretations of twelve of Borges's most ... Read more

    $42.89 CAD

  • Mel Gibson's Passion and Philosophy

    The Cross, the Questions, the Controverssy

    by Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Series Book 10 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ has become one of the most controversial films ever made, and it is already a blockbuster of cinematography. Its defenders passionately regard it as one of the most moving and influential pieces of religious art ever created. But its detractors argue with comparable vehemence that the violence and gore it contains, its alleged anti-Semitism, a particular take ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Philosophical Legacy of Jorge J. E. Gracia

    Edited by Robert A. Delfino, Jonathan J. Sanford, William Irwin ...
    Fleeing Cuba in 1961, Jorge J. E. Gracia arrived in the USA at the age of nineteen without family and unable to speak English. Ten years later he was assistant professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Over the next 50 years Gracia published dozens of books and hundreds of articles, making major contributions to numerous areas of philosophy: Latin American philosophy, ... Read more

    $126.39 CAD

  • Latin American Philosophy for the 21st Century

    The Human Condition, Values, and the Search for Identity

    Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia, SUNY Buffalo, Elizabeth Millan-Zaibert ...
    This excellent collection is the most complete anthology of Latin American philosophers in English available today. Leading philosophers from several different Latin American countries and from various periods in the history of Latin American thought are included. Though the main focus is upon the rich contemporary period, several key texts from the colonial and independent period are included to ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Uses and Abuses of the Classics

    Western Interpretations of Greek Philosophy

    Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia, Jiyuan Yu ...
    From very early on, Western philosophers have been obsessed with the understanding of a relatively few works of philosophy which have played a disproportionately large and fundamental role in developing the Western philosophical canon, dominating the curriculum in the past and in the present; there is no indication that they will not do so in the future. Uses and Abuses of the Classics examines ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • Thirteen Ways of Looking at Latino Art

    by Ilan Stavans, Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    The essayist and cultural commentator Ilan Stavans and the analytic philosopher Jorge J. E. Gracia share long-standing interests in the intersection of art and ideas. Here they take thirteen pieces of Latino art, each reproduced in color, as occasions for thematic discussions. Whether the work at the center of a particular conversation is a triptych created by the brothers Einar and Jamex de la ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • Debating Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Identity

    Jorge J. E. Gracia and His Critics

    Edited by Iván Jaksić ...
    The philosopher Jorge J. E. Gracia engages fifteen prominent scholars on race, ethnicity, nationality, and Hispanic/Latino identity in the United States. Their discussion joins two distinct traditions: the philosophy of race begun by African Americans in the nineteenth century, and the search for an understanding of identity initiated by Latin American philosophers in the sixteenth century. ... Read more

    $62.39 CAD

  • Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture

    Edited by William Irwin, Jorge J. E. Gracia ...
    Aristotle analyzed the popular art of his time: the tragedies and epics. Why should philosophers today not do likewise? Perhaps we can learn something from children's stories by subverting the dominant paradigm of adult authority and admitting with Socrates that we don't know all the answers. Perhaps Batman has ethical lessons to teach that generalize beyond the pages of comic books. Is it better ... Read more

    $54.69 CAD

  • Hispanics/Latinos in the United States

    Ethnicity, Race, and Rights

    Edited by Jorge J.E. Gracia, Pablo De Greiff ...
    The presence and impact of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States cannot be ignored. Already the largest minority group, by 2050 their numbers will exceed all the other minority groups in the United States combined. The diversity of this population is often understated, but the people differ in terms of their origin, race. language, custom, religion, political affiliation, education and economic ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD