Arturo Andrés Roig
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Arturo Andrés Roig | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1922 |
| Died | April 30, 2012 |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
Arturo Andrés Roig (16 July[1] 1922 – 30 April 2012) was an Argentine philosopher.
Biography
[edit]Born in Mendoza, he entered the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, and graduated in 1949 with a degree in Education Sciences (Profesor de Enseñanza Secundaria, Normal y Especial en Filosofía). Roig continued his studies at the Sorbonne.
He returned to Argentina, and in 1955 he began teaching philosophy at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, with a special interest in local philosophers. This interest subsequently expanded to national and Latin American philosophers. Roig also studied German philosopher Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, and authored his first book on the panentheist thinker's influence in Argentina.
He is famous for being one of the best developed examples of Latin American Philosophy, and for his vast amount of scientific works, for which he has received widespread recognition and awards.
Bibliography
[edit]- Los krausistas argentinos (1969)
- El espiritualismo argentino entre 1850 y 1900 (1972)
- Platón o la filosofía como libertad y espectativa (1972)
- Esquemas para una historia de la filosofía ecuatoriana (1977)
- Teoría y crítica del pensamiento latinoamericano (1981)
- Filosofía, universidad y filósofos en América Latina (1981)
- El pensamiento social de Juan Montalvo (1984)
- El Humanismo ecuatoriano de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII (1984)
- Bolivarismo y filosofía latinoamericana (1984)
- Narrativa y cotidianidad (1984)
- El pensamiento latinoamericano del siglo XIX (1986)
- La utopía del Ecuador (1987)
- Pensamiento filosófico de Hernán Malo González (1989)
- Historia de las ideas, teoría del discurso y pensamiento latinoamericano (1991)
- Rostro y filosofía de américa latina (1993)
- El pensamiento latinoamericano y su aventura (1994)
- Ética del poder y moralidad de la protesta (1996)
- La universidad cacia la democracia (1998)
Awards
[edit]Argentina
- Distinción General José de San Martín (1994)
- Profesor Honorario (1994) - Universidad Nacional del Comahue
- Doctor Honoris Causa (1996) - Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Premio Konex 1996: Ética
Cuba
- Visitante ilustre de la Universidad de las Villas (1993)
Ecuador
- Condecoración al mérito cultural (1983)
- Orden Nacional Honorato Vázquez (1992)
- Profesor Honorario (1994) - Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
Nicaragua
- Doctor Honoris Causa (1994) - Universidad Autónoma de Managua
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ According to the Spanish-language Wikipedia article, Arturo Andrés Roig's birth was officially registered on 16 September of the same year, which is the date given by some sources, including the biography by Carlos Pérez Zavala for Roig's actual birth. The obituary included in the External Links gives Roig's birthdate as 16 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- The Contribution of Arturo Andres Roig to Contemporary Philosophy
- Biography by Carlos Pérez Zavala
- Arturo Andrés Roig (1922-2012) IN MEMORIAM. Obituary on the site of the Facultad de Humanidades of the Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
- Proyecto Ensayo Hispánico Homenaje a Arturo Roig y Arturo Ardao, Edward Demenchónok
