<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<h2 class="title"> Aztec Philosophy </h2>
<div class="subtitle">
<p>Understanding a World in Motion</p>
</div>
<div class="author">by James Maffie</div>
<div class="zenkit-meta">
<div class="buttons"> </div>
</div>
<div class="zenkit-itembody">
<div class="imageblock"> <span class="itemImage"> <img
class="border"
src="https://upcolorado.com/media/k2/items/cache/6be0526a455e1f89d6e59c9c6f787ce8_S.jpg"
alt="Aztec Philosophy"> </span> </div>
</div>
<div class="imageblock">
<div class="clearance"><a
href="http://www.copyright.com/ccc/openurl.do?sid=UPColorado&isbn=9781607322221&year=2013&isbn=all&WT.mc_id=pub_UPColorado"
target="_blank">Copyright Clearance Center</a></div>
<div class="mia"><a
href="https://upcolorado.com/component/k2/item/3729"
target="_blank">Member Institution Access</a></div>
</div>
<div class="itemFullText">
<hr>
<p><em>"Stunning . . . a major breakthrough that will be a
game-changer in Mesoamerican studies."</em> <strong><br>
—Alan Sandstrom, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort
Wayne</strong> </p>
<p><em>"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, </em>Aztec Philosophy<em> 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."</em><br>
<strong>—<a
href="http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/53017-aztec-philosophy-understanding-a-world-in-motion/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Notre Dame
Philosophical Reviews</i></a></strong></p>
<p>"<em>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!"</em><br>
<strong>—<em><a
href="https://upcolorado.com/images/Reviews/AztecPhilosophy_IndigenousPhilosophy.pdf"
class="wf_file"><span class="wf_file_text">American
Philosophical Association Newsletter on Indigenous
Philosophy</span></a><span class="wf_file_text"></span></em></strong></p>
<p><em>"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."</em><br>
<strong>—<i>Anthropology Review Database</i></strong></p>
<p><em>"The originality of this metaphysics shines through."</em><br>
<strong>—<em>CHOICE</em></strong></p>
<p>“Aztec Philosophy<em> 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.”</em><br>
<strong>—<em>Journal of Anthropological Research</em></strong></p>
<p>"<em>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</em><em>.</em>"<br>
<strong>—<em>L'Homme</em></strong></p>
<div><em>"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. . . . </em>Aztec
Philosophy<em> is a major study on its topic and a powerful
contribution to comparative philosophy."</em></div>
<p><strong>—<em><a
href="https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_SOPHIA.pdf"
class="wf_file"><span class="wf_file_text">SOPHIA</span></a></em></strong></p>
<div><em>"An outstanding book, exceptionally rich in information,
sharp theoretical speculations, and interesting applications."</em></div>
<p><strong>—<em>Process Studies</em></strong></p>
<div><em>"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."</em></div>
<p><em><strong>—<a
href="http://www.anthropology-news.org/?book-review=weaving-the-dynamic-cosmos"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropology
News</a></strong></em></p>
<div><em>"[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."</em></div>
<p><strong><em>—<a
href="https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_Inter-AmericanJournalofPhilosophy.pdf"
class="wf_file"><span class="wf_file_text">Inter-American
Journal of Philosophy</span></a></em></strong></p>
<div><em>"[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."</em></div>
<p><em><strong>—<a
href="https://upcolorado.com/images/AztecPhilosophy_BulletinofLatinAmericanResearch.pdf"
class="wf_file"><span class="wf_file_text">Bulletin of
Latin American Research </span></a></strong></em></p>
<div><em>"A masterful exposition of a fascinating topic." </em></div>
<p><strong><em>—</em><em><a
href="https://upcolorado.com/images/Aztec_Philosophy_Ethnohistory.pdf"
class="wf_file"><span class="wf_file_text">Ethnohistory</span></a></em></strong></p>
<p> <em>"A rare academic masterpiece."<br>
—<strong><a
href="https://www.newstatesman.com/best-books-2020">New
Statesman Books of the Year, 2020</a> </strong></em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In <em>Aztec Philosophy</em>, 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.</p>
<p><i>Aztec Philosophy</i> 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.</p>
<p><i>Aztec Philosophy </i>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.</p>
<p> </p>
</div>
<div class="K2LinkedItemContainer">
<div id="item-linkitem-496" class="XTLinkedItemView">
<div class="XTlinkedItemIntroText">
<p><strong>James Maffie</strong> is principal lecturer in the
Department of Philosophy and affiliate of the Latin American
Studies Program at the University of Maryland.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<span class="zenkit-categories"> <span><strong>Imprint:</strong></span>
<a href="https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado">
University Press of Colorado </a>
</span>
<div class="extrafields zenblock">
<h3>Book Details</h3>
<ul>
<li class="even typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Paperback Price:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">$34.95</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Paperback ISBN:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">978-1-60732-461-4</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Ebook Price:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">$28.95</span> </li>
<li class="even typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">30-day ebook rental price:</span>
<span class="itemExtraFieldsValue">$14.00</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">EISBN:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">978-1-60732-223-8</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Publication Month:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">March</span> </li>
<li class="even typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Publication Year:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">2014</span> </li>
<li class="even typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Illustrations:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">69</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeSelect group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Discount Type:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">Short</span> </li>
<li class="even typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Author:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">by James Maffie</span> </li>
<li class="odd typeTextfield group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">ECommerce Code:</span> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsValue">978-1-60732-222-1</span> </li>
<li class="even typeLink group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Rights and Permissions:</span>
<span class="itemExtraFieldsValue"><a
href="http://www.copyright.com/ccc/openurl.do?sid=UPColorado&isbn=9781607322221&year=2013&isbn=all&WT.mc_id=pub_UPColorado"
target="_blank">Copyright Clearance Center</a></span> </li>
<li class="odd typeLink group2"> <span
class="itemExtraFieldsLabel">Member Institution Access:</span>
<span class="itemExtraFieldsValue"><a
href="https://upcolorado.com/component/k2/item/3729"
target="_blank">Member Institution Access</a></span> </li>
</ul>
</div>
</body>
</html>