Filósofos dominicos novohispanos del siglo XVI = Dominican philosophers of New Spain in the 16th century
The evangelising mission of the Dominicans in 16th-century New Spain was not limited to direct preaching, but also consisted of philosophical and theological work that was not only rigorously academic, but also prophetically committed to defending indigenous peoples and fighting for justice. Soon, c...
| Subtitles: | Dominican philosophers of New Spain in the 16th century |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Isidorianum
Year: 2025, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 13-32 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pedro de la Peña
B filosofía novohispana B Juan Ramírez B Bartolomé de las Casas B Dominicos B Bartolomé de Ledesma B Julián Garcés B Tomás de Mercado B Pedro de Pravia |
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| Summary: | The evangelising mission of the Dominicans in 16th-century New Spain was not limited to direct preaching, but also consisted of philosophical and theological work that was not only rigorously academic, but also prophetically committed to defending indigenous peoples and fighting for justice. Soon, chairs were established in the New World that taught the same subjects as European universities, fostering high-level thinking. Having outlined the historical and social context of the period and listed the subjects taught in higher education centres in the New World, we will introduce some notable Dominican thinkers: Julián Garcés, Bartolomé de las Casas, Juan Ramírez and the theology professors Pedro de la Peña, Bartolomé de Ledesma and Pedro de Pravia, as well as the logical philosopher and moral theologian Tomás de Mercado, to name a few. These authors adapted scholastic philosophy by incorporating elements of Renaissance humanism in order to address the new questions arising from their context, such as the dignity of indigenous peoples, the legitimacy of conquest, the conditions of the mission and the justification of violence. Finally, we will propose the Thomistic doctrine of analogy as a key to understanding these Dominican thinkers, a doctrine that remains relevant today. |
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| ISSN: | 2660-7743 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Isidorianum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.46543/ISID.2534.1053 |
