American Indian Thought Philosophical Essays 1st Edition Anne Waters by Anne Waters 9780631223030, 0631223037 instant download after payment.

This book brings together a diverse group of American Indian thinkers to discuss traditional and
contemporary philosophies and philosophical issues. The essays presented here address philosophical
questions pertanung to knowledge, time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, ethics, and
art, as understood from a variety of Native American standpoints.
Unique in its approach, this volume represents several different tribes and nations and amplifies the voice
of contemporary American Indian culture struggling for respect and autonomy.Taken t. ,gk t her, the essays
collected here exemplify the way in which American Indian perspectives enrich contemporary philosophy.
Scholars, students of philosophy, and general readers alike will benefit from this distinctive collection.
Anne Waters is Research Associate in the Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Center at the
State University of NewYork, Binghamton. She is the founder and President of the American Indian
Philosophy Association. She edits the American Philosophical Association (APA) Newsletter on
American Indian Philosophy and is chair of the APA Committee on American Indians in Philosophy.
Among other publications, she is co-editor of American Philosophies:An Anthology (Blackwell, 2001).
"This is a groundbreaking volume. Its ideas intersect with diverse subfields of the discipline of
philosophy as taught in North American universities. Each essay offers fresh ways of defining what
philosophy is about."
Iris MarionYoung, University of Chicago
"Descendants of survivors of the 'moral monstrosity' of near genocidal oppression of Native peoples
are now within the ranks of professional philosophers and are hard at work rescuing and rehabilitating
Indian philosophical thought. By reading these essays carefully, respectfully, and with open minds, we
have an opportunity to do better by Indian peoples than was the shameful case several centuries ago,
and since. We will be better persons and philosophers for having done so, and better citizens, too."
LuciusT. Outlaw, Jr., Vanderbilt University
"American Indian Thought contrasts US indigenous philosophies with Western academic philosophy.
The writers explain perspectives on metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, social and political
philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics, in ways that will challenge, inspire and fascinate readers across
disciplines."
Naomi Zack, University of Oregon