[D66] [JD: 15] Aztec Philosophy

[R.O.]

    Aztec Philosophy

Understanding a World in Motion

by James Maffie
Aztec Philosophy
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/"Stunning . . . a major breakthrough that will be a game-changer in 
Mesoamerican studies."/ *
—Alan Sandstrom, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne*

/"In this comprehensive study, James Maffie offers much more than an 
introduction to Aztec philosophy. For the reader unfamiliar with the 
Náhuatl-speaking people of the Central Valley of Mexico, whose capital 
Tenochtitlan was conquered by Hernán Cortés in 1521, /Aztec 
Philosophy/offers a close examination of Nahua life, thought, and 
culture; for the anthropologist and Mesoamericanist, it offers a 
philosophical lens through which to examine and evaluate standard 
interpretations of Aztec life and society; for the student of 
philosophy, it reconstructs a systematic and coherent worldview and 
provides enough material to pursue graduate-level research; and for any 
reader, it is a model of how to bring multiple disciplines to bear on a 
topic that is beyond the scope of any one discipline."/
*—/Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews/ 
<http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/53017-aztec-philosophy-understanding-a-world-in-motion/>*

"/For scholars interested in indigenous heritage philosophy of the 
Americas, this text will delight with its metaphysical playfulness. It 
is, however, to be taken seriously. For if Maffie is correct in only 
some of his disagreements with traditionally received views, he has 
forever changed the weave of the rug! . . . I highly recommend this book 
to anyone wanting to know more about the heritage philosophies of our 
native soil. And all American philosophers should be familiar with the 
metaphysics of these philosophies if they hope to have any kind of 
understanding of their own philosophical influences since coming to the 
Americas!"/
*—/American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Indigenous 
Philosophy 
<https://upcolorado.com/images/Reviews/AztecPhilosophy_IndigenousPhilosophy.pdf>/*

/"An elaborate, fascinating, and crucially important study of Aztec 
metaphysics. . . . Maffie sets out to prove that the Aztecs not only had 
a philosophy, and a radically different one from the Greco-Christian 
West, but did philosophy as well. His account of this philosophy is 
fascinating and important, worthy of the best anthropology. Marshaling 
evidence from a number of sources (textual, graphic, archaeological) and 
necessarily disputing the claims of some of his scholarly predecessors, 
he describes a metaphysics so foreign to Western-Christian thinking that 
it should and must make us pause and consider the ground of Western 
philosophy and religion."/
*—/Anthropology Review Database/*

/"The originality of this metaphysics shines through."/
*—/CHOICE/*

“Aztec Philosophy/not only provokes several debates within Aztec studies 
but also offers some excellent, new, and innovative interpretations of 
Aztec cultural traditions such as ball games and the religious practice 
of sweeping. The book’s rich linguistic, pictographic, historical, 
anthropological, and archaeological analysis will also serve as a 
valuable source for scholars and students interested in ancient Mexican 
culture.”/
*—/Journal of Anthropological Research/*

"/In a brilliant work . . . Maffie attests that the Aztec way of 
thinking is singularly sophisticated and possesses an internal coherence 
by analyzing a combination of a considerable amount of data from written 
sources, iconography, history, and auxiliary sciences, which exemplify 
the truly systematic nature of this culture. . . . This is why you must 
read this book//./"
*—/L'Homme/*

/"Maffie’s work is solid, detailed, and thought-provoking, an excellent 
read not only for those interested in pre-Columbian American 
philosophies but also for metaphysicians and philosophers in general. . 
. . /Aztec Philosophy/is a major study on its topic and a powerful 
contribution to comparative philosophy."/

*—/SOPHIA <https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_SOPHIA.pdf>/*

/"An outstanding book, exceptionally rich in information, sharp 
theoretical speculations, and interesting applications."/

*—/Process Studies/*

/"I would recommend this book to anyone with a professional interest in 
Aztec culture, or Mesoamerican culture more broadly. It is worthwhile to 
a wide audience, including philosophers, historians, theologians, 
anthropologists, and archaeologists. . . . In reading this book, I feel 
as if I have not only increased my knowledge of Aztec culture. . . . I 
feel as if it has altered my own personal philosophy of how to Be in the 
world, or better, how to engage in an active process of Becoming."/

/*—Anthropology News 
<http://www.anthropology-news.org/?book-review=weaving-the-dynamic-cosmos>*/

/"[Maffie's] careful and in-depth study is obviously a significant 
contribution to Nahua studies, but it is a game-changer for future 
scholars in philosophy insofar as it can serve as a foundational text to 
examine, debate, and develop. . . . I can’t help expressing my deep 
sense of gratitude to Maffie for writing this book. His work 
demonstrates a breadth and depth that is truly impressive, and it is 
done with the rigor that one would expect from a top scholar in any area 
in the history of philosophy. . . . Perhaps most importantly, Maffie 
undeniably puts Nahua philosophy on the philosophical map and does so in 
a way that unambiguously opens up a new and attractive area in academic 
philosophy, and for that, he has done us all a tremendous service."/

*/—Inter-American Journal of Philosophy 
<https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_Inter-AmericanJournalofPhilosophy.pdf>/*

/"[A] comprehensive and beautifully argued account of Aztec 
(Mexica-Nahua) metaphysics. At 527 pages with over 1800 footnotes, it 
exercises a dazzling methodological and empirical precision and 
constitutes one of the most important treatises on Mesoamerican 
philosophy to date. It engages with and revises what have heretofore 
been the predominant interpretations of Nahua philosophy by the most 
important scholars in anthropology, linguistics, ethnohistory and 
literature. . . . Maffie’s book is an exemplary exercise in 
interdisciplinary scholarship and will be invaluable to scholars from 
diverse fields. . . . The simultaneous clarity and poetic repetition 
make his argument not only convincing but stellar."/

/*—Bulletin of Latin American Research 
<https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_BulletinofLatinAmericanResearch.pdf>*/

/"A masterful exposition of a fascinating topic." /

*/—//Ethnohistory 
<https://upcolorado.com/images/Aztec_Philosophy_Ethnohistory.pdf>/*

/"A rare academic masterpiece."
—*New Statesman Books of the Year, 2020 
<https://www.newstatesman.com/best-books-2020> */

In /Aztec Philosophy/, James Maffie shows the Aztecs advanced a highly 
sophisticated and internally coherent systematic philosophy worthy of 
consideration alongside other philosophies from around the world. 
Bringing together the fields of comparative world philosophy and 
Mesoamerican studies, Maffie excavates the distinctly philosophical 
aspects of Aztec thought.

/Aztec Philosophy/ focuses on the ways Aztec metaphysics—the Aztecs' 
understanding of the nature, structure and constitution of 
reality—underpinned Aztec thinking about wisdom, ethics, politics, and 
aesthetics, and served as a backdrop for Aztec religious practices as 
well as everyday activities such as weaving, farming, and warfare. Aztec 
metaphysicians conceived reality and cosmos as a grand, ongoing process 
of weaving—theirs was a world in motion. Drawing upon linguistic, 
ethnohistorical, archaeological, historical, and contemporary 
ethnographic evidence, Maffie argues that Aztec metaphysics maintained a 
processive, transformational, and non-hierarchical view of reality, 
time, and existence along with a pantheistic theology.

/Aztec Philosophy /will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists, 
philosophers, religionists, folklorists, and Latin Americanists as well 
as students of indigenous philosophy, religion, and art of the Americas.

*James Maffie* is principal lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and 
affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of 
Maryland.

*Imprint:* University Press of Colorado 
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      Book Details

  * Paperback Price: $34.95
  * Paperback ISBN: 978-1-60732-461-4
  * Ebook Price: $28.95
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  * EISBN: 978-1-60732-223-8
  * Publication Month: March
  * Publication Year: 2014
  * Illustrations: 69
  * Discount Type: Short
  * Author: by James Maffie
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