Positivism in Mexico

by Leopoldo Zea

Book Overview

Positivism, not just an "ivory tower" philosophy, was a major force in the social, political, and educational life of Mexico during the last half of the nineteenth century. Once colonial conservatism had been conquered, the French Intervention ended, and Maximilian of Hapsburg executed, reformers wanted to create a new national order to replace the Spanish colonial one. The victorious liberals strove to achieve "mental emancipation," a kind of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477305327
• ISBN13: 9781477305324
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Its a classic of Mexican History

I believe Leopoldo Zea is the best contemporary thinker of Latin America. His work is truly massive. This book is his most complete work, and treats the development of the european positivist doctrines that dictated Mexico's destiny during several decades, and shows how this paradigm was unfit for that country's reality, so it led to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Anyone that has an interest in Latin American history, particularly of Mexico, ought to read this book. I recomend it without reserves. A must for students and researchers. It is a classic by all means.