Samuel Ramos Y Del Nuevo Humanismo Summary

In the article Samuel Ramos y el nuevo humanismo, Julieta Lizaola provides insight into Samuel Ramos and his purpose within the realm of Mexican culture. For one, Ramos has been influential in being one of the first to begin a conversation on the identity of the Mexican and how he can be categorized. Lizaola further adds that Ramos’ main purpose, as a philosopher is to form a kind of structure that will allow for man to live consciously in the modern world while at the same time carrying the past with him everywhere he goes. This need that Ramos’ describes is referred to what he calls the New Humanism. The Mexican man is one who has created a sense of inferiority for himself because of history as well as other traumatic experiences of the past.