puerto rican philosophy deals with puerto rican independence, education, racism, and liberty for all. the first major puerto rican philosopher was eugenio maría de hostos. he was born in the 19th century in puerto rico. he believed that puerto rico, the dominican republic and cuba should unite to be free from colonial powers. francisco josé ramos was born in the 20th century. his philosophy deals with ancient greeks, american imperialism, and buddhism. giannina braschi is a contemporary political philosopher. she writes about freedom, immigration, revolution, and justice. braschi was inspired by a major mexican woman philosopher sor juana inez de la cruz. puerto rican philosophers are sometimes called latinx philosophers or latin american philosophers.