Educação e Filosofia
Print version ISSN 0102-6801On-line version ISSN 1982-596X
Abstract
CULLETON, Alfredo. Philosophy at Latin America's First University (Universidad de San Marcos 1551). Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.74, pp.977-985. Epub Jan 15, 2024. ISSN 1982-596X. https://doi.org/10.14393/revedfil.v35n74a2021-63274.
The article aims to bring to the public a foundational moment in the history of Philosophy in the Americas, based on the study of the history of Universities and, in particular, the dean Universidad de San Marcos (1551), its foundation, functioning and legacy. In this context, it also intends to present two notable native intellectuals who lived the atmosphere of that university in those first decades: Jerónimo Valera and Juan de Espinosa Medrano.
Keywords : Ibero-American Scholasticism; San Marcos; Universities; Latin American Philosophy.