Description: Further DetailsTitle: Discourses of the EldersCondition: NewSubtitle: The Aztec Huehuetlatolli A First English TranslationISBN-10: 132402058XEAN: 9781324020585ISBN: 9781324020585Publisher: WW Norton & CoFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/10/2023Description: The Aztecs of central Mexico had a rich philosophical tradition, recorded in Latin script by Spanish clergymen—one of the earliest transcripts being Huehuetlatolli, or Discourses of the Elders, compiled by Fr Andres de Olmos circa 1535. Novel in its form, the Discourses consists of short conversations between elders and young people on how to achieve a meaningful and morally sound life. These conversations bring to light the Aztec ethical landscape in brilliant clarity. Their core values relied on collective responsibility and group wisdom, not individual thought and action, focused on a person’s actions in this realm rather than expectations of an afterlife. Never before translated into English in its entirety, and one of the first works to be translated from the original Nahuatl, the Discourses proves that philosophy can be active, communal and grounded not in a “pursuit of happiness” but rather pursuit of a meaningful life.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 218mmItem Length: 147mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 391gTranslator: Sebastian PurcellContributor: Sebastian Purcell (Translated by)Author: Sebastian PurcellGenre: HistoryTopic: Ancient History, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Discourses of the Elders
Title: Discourses of the Elders
Subtitle: The Aztec Huehuetlatolli A First English Translation
ISBN-10: 132402058X
EAN: 9781324020585
ISBN: 9781324020585
Release Date: 10/10/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Sebastian Purcell
Contributor: Sebastian Purcell (Translated by)
Book Title: Discourses of the Elders : the Aztec Huehuetlatolli a First English Translation
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Ancient / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Latin America / Central America
Genre: Philosophy, History
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Author: Sebastian Purcell
Item Length: 0.8 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover