![]() “If there is no lift in your house, you live in a jail and if there is a step on the path, you cannot pass.”īut with more information and dialogue, technology could be used to address some of those barriers, the conference heard. But it is not true,” said the wheelchair user. “When you talk to mayors, they think they can solve the problem with an app. When it comes to cities, planners must first address basic problems rather than thinking technology can make up for decades of neglect, said Jesús Hernández, director of accessibility at Fundación ONCE, a Spanish umbrella group for disability rights. ![]() One way to counteract that is to produce and use data that dives into key areas of discrimination, such as gender and race, she added. In the United States, she said, national politics and other social spheres are shaped by “the privilege hazard”, in which a small, dominant group - often of rich, older men - make decisions for others whose lives and experiences they know little about. “My fear is that smart cities end up benefiting the elite white men,” said Catherine D’Ignazio, an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They also called for women to be given a bigger say in urban planning that is based on high-tech tools such as big data and artificial intelligence, while speaking at an international conference on “smart cities” in Barcelona this week. It also advances the metaphilosophical debate concerning the self-conception of this emerging field.BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A growing push to put cities on a digital path to a greener future risks excluding groups like the poorest, disabled and elderly, and will fail to benefit those people unless technology is used to help meet their needs, rights advocates have warned. Throughout, the volume engages in an insightful discussion of the role of history, politics, and identity in the formation of philosophical traditions. The contributions map out an impressive cross-section of philosophical questions, historical periods, geographical regions, and methodological approaches. "This is an appealing place for the interested reader to get started with some of the rich and fascinating episodes in the history of philosophy in Latin America, as well as some of the exciting recent work on Latinx philosophy in the U.S. Bravo!" - Linda Martín Alcoff, Hunter College, USA ![]() ![]() The detail of the essays, the expansive coverage of topics, the superb philosophical analysis and the excellent introductory overviews will make this volume vital for everyone with an interest in this area. " Latin American and Latinx Philosophy fills a huge hole in our existing English language resources. " A great new resource for present and future teachers and students about an exciting and important emerging field in philosophy." - Gregory Fernando Pappas, Editor-in-Chief of the Inter-American Journal of Philosophy (IJP), Texas A&M University, USA Although this volume is primarily intended for the reader without a background in the Latin American and Latinx tradition, specialists will also benefit from its many novelties, including an introduction to Aztec ethics a critique of “the Latino threat” narrative the legacy of Latin American philosophy in the Chicano movement an overview of Mexican existentialism, Liberation philosophy, and Latin American and Latinx feminisms a philosophical critique of indigenism a study of Latinx contributions to the philosophy of immigration and an examination of the intersection of race and gender in Latinx identity. Each of the twelve chapters, written by a leading scholar in the field, examines influential texts that are readily available in English and introduces the reader to a period, topic, movement, or school that taken together provide a broad overview of the history, nature, scope, and value of Latin American and Latinx philosophy. It is written in jargon-free prose for students and professors who are interested in the subject, but who don’t know where to begin. Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction is a beginner’s guide to canonical texts in Latin American and Latinx philosophy, providing the non-specialist with necessary historical and philosophical context, and demonstrating their contemporary relevance. ![]()
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