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Viola Cordova was the first Native American woman to receive a PhD
in philosophy. Even as she became an expert on canonical works of
traditional Western philosophy, she devoted herself to defining a
Native American philosophy. Although she died prematurely of a
brain aneurysm before she could complete her life's work, some of
her colleagues have organized her pioneering contributions into
this provocative book. In three parts, Cordova sets out a complete
Native American philosophy. First she explains her own
understanding of the nature of reality itself--the origins of the
world, the relation of matter and spirit, the nature of time, and
the roles of culture and language in understanding all of these.
She then turns to our role as residents of the Earth, arguing that
we become human as we deepen our relation to our people and to our
places, and as we understand the responsibilities that grow from
those relationships. In the final section, she calls for a new
reverence in a world where there is no distinction between the
sacred and the mundane. Cordova clearly contrasts Native American
beliefs with the traditions of the Enlightenment and Christianized
Europeans (what she calls "Euroman" philosophy). By doing so, she
leads her readers into a deeper understanding of both traditions
and encourages us to question any view that claims a singular
truth. From these essays--which are lucid, insightful, frequently
funny, and occasionally angry--we receive a powerful new vision of
how we can live with respect, reciprocity, and joy.
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