Leopoldo Zea Quotes
Leopoldo Zea was a Mexican philosopher and the principal figure of the philosophy of Latin American identity in the second half of the twentieth century. A student of Jose Gaos, the Spanish exile who introduced Heidegger to Mexican philosophy, he taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for more than fifty years. The quotes below are attributed to Leopoldo Zea, organized by topic.
Leopoldo Zea on Politics
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Attributed to Leopoldo Zea:
“Latin American philosophy is born of the encounter of cultures.”
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Attributed to Leopoldo Zea:
“We can be ourselves only by recognizing what we share with others.”
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Attributed to Leopoldo Zea:
“Philosophy in our America must be a philosophy of liberation.”
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Attributed to Leopoldo Zea:
“The Other is the question Latin America has always asked.”
Leopoldo Zea on Truth
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Attributed to Leopoldo Zea:
“Authentic universality is reached only through what is one's own.”