Contributors Introduction Chapter 01: Gabino Barreda and Contemporary Ideas (1910) by José Vasconcelos Chapter 02: Discourse at the Inauguration of the National University (1910) by Justo Sierra Chapter 03: Existence as Economy and as Charity (1916) by Antonio Caso Chapter 04: Neither Irrationalism nor Rationalism but Critical Philosophy (1928) by José Romano Muñoz Chapter 05: 20 Years of Education in Mexico (1941) by Samuel Ramos Chapter 06: History of Philosophy in Mexico (1943) by Samuel Ramos Chapter 07: The University Debate Between Antonio Caso and Vicente Lombardo Toledano (1933) Chapter 08: Two Ideas of Philosophy (1940) by Francisco Larroyo and José Gaos Chapter 09: My Two Cents: "American" Philosophy? (1942) by José Gaos Chapter 10: Philosophy as Commitment (1952) by Leopoldo Zea Chapter 11: Solitude and Communion (1948) by Luis Villoro Chapter 12: The Major Moments of Indigenism in Mexico (1950) by Luis Villoro Chapter 13: Essay on an Ontology of the Mexican (1951) by Emilio Uranga Chapter 14: Community, Greatness, and Misery in Mexican Life (1949) by Jorge Portilla Chapter 15: Art or Monstrosity (1960) by Edmundo O' Gorman Chapter 16: On Feminine Culture (1950) by Rosario Castellanos Chapter 17: Possibilities and Limitations of the Mexican (1958) by José Revueltas Chapter 18: The X on the Brow: Some Reflections on Mexico (1952) by Alfonso Reyes Chapter 19: The Problem of Truth (1960) by Abelardo Villegas Bibliography.