Philosophy of Mind in Latin America
RUDN Journal of Philosophy October 2, 2025 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.22363/2313-2302-2025-29-3-775-794 via DOAJ
Summary
Philosophers in Latin America are actively contributing to the philosophy of mind, addressing key themes such as Externalism, Naturalism, and Intentionality across countries like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. There are organized research groups and conferences focused on these areas, reflecting a vibrant intellectual community. The aim is to highlight significant contributions and underscore the importance of this research within the broader analytic movement in the region.
Study at a glance
| Population | philosophers working in the philosophy of mind in Latin America |
|---|---|
| Key finding | There are significant contributions to the philosophy of mind from various Latin American countries, with active research groups and conferences in the field. |
Abstract
In most countries of Latin America, there are philosophers working in the philosophy of mind. Interesting contributions has been made to all the important themes of recent Philosophy of mind in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Columbia. There are works on Externalism, Naturalism, Enactivism, Extended Mind, Physicalism, Mental Causation, Intentionality, Consciousness and the phenomenal mind, Action Theory, Philosophy of Information, Ecological Psychology, Philosophy of Perception, of Emotion, of Memory, etc. There are many organized research groups working on the theory of mind and cognitive sciences, and regular conferences on these subjects. It will be hard to consider all the contributions in a short paper. My aim is to highlight the main contributions and to emphasize the relevance of the current research in that domain as part of the analytic movement in Latin America.