I posted Clifford Sosis's interview with Professor Vargas last week, but since I had a very hectic week, I didn't get a chance to note any excerpts. Here's a few gems.
Siblings?
I had a younger brother and younger sister, although they are now both much older than I am, on account of my refusal to grow up. In addition to overlapping genetic code, my siblings and I share near-total certainty that disagreement with any of us is the sign of a confused mind. Although we were all bookworms, I seemed to have had more enthusiasm for school and a greater need for the approval of other nerds. The result is that they both enjoy jobs with way better parking options than I have at my job....
Best philosopher you disagree with most?
The average four-year old. They’ve got the whole “why?” thing down pat, and they tend to have poor taste in food, entertainment, and theories about the world, so it is hard to know how to move them on any important issues....
Last meal?
Something that stays down as I’m dying. Barfing while dying would suck.
And this was useful (and, at the end, funny again):
What’s the difference between Latin American philosophy and Latinx philosophy? I mean, I understand the distinction perfectly. Asking for a friend.
Where Latin American philosophy is typically understood to pick out philosophy produced in Latin America, Latinx philosophy is best understood as philosophy substantively concerned with U.S. Latinxs, i.e., people in the U.S. of Latin American descent. So, as I think of it, Latin American philosophy is like European philosophy—philosophy from a region. Latinx philosophy is more like feminist philosophy in being animated by the particular significance and experiences of a group. Latinx is a term about which I’m mostly unhappy, but there are various reasons, some of which are pretty good, for its being in vogue as a replacement for ‘Latina/os’ ‘Latin@s’ and ‘Hispanics’....
Differences between Latinx philosophy and 'anglo' philosophy? Similarities?
The biggest difference is that in Latinx philosophy, the authors are way more likely to have Spanish surnames.
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