Mesoamerican Philosophy: Nahua Thought

Explain the Nahua concept of teotl as a fundamental metaphysical principle of dynamic, generative cosmic energy.

Analyze the Nahua concept of neltiliztli (rootedness) as an epistemological and ethical ideal.

Explain the role of balance (nepantla) in Nahua ethics and metaphysics.

Analyze the concept of the Fifth Sun and its philosophical implications for impermanence and human responsibility.

Examine the flower-and-song (in xochitl in cuicatl) tradition as a form of philosophical inquiry into truth and meaning.

Compare Nahua metaphysics with Pre-Socratic inquiry into the fundamental nature of reality.