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Emilio Lledó
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Emilio Lledó Íñigo
5 November 1927 Seville, Spain
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| Preceded by | Joaquín Calvo Sotelo |
Emilio Lledó Íñigo was born in Seville, Spain, on November 5, 1927. He is a famous Spanish thinker and writer, known as a philosopher. He has taught at many universities and is a special member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
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Emilio Lledó's Journey in Education
Emilio Lledó finished high school at Instituto de Bachillerato Cervantes. In 1952, he earned his degree in philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid. He then traveled to Germany to continue his studies.
In Germany, he studied classical philosophy with a well-known professor named Hans-Georg Gadamer. Professor Gadamer helped him get a scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This scholarship allowed Lledó to finish his important doctoral thesis.
In 1955, Lledó started working at the Complutense University of Madrid. After getting married in 1958, he moved back to Germany. Professor Gadamer, who was now a dean at the University of Heidelberg, offered him a teaching job there.
Teaching Career in Spain
In 1962, Emilio Lledó returned to Spain. He began working as an instructor at the Instituto Núñez de Arce in Valladolid. After two years, he became a full professor at the University of La Laguna.
Soon after, in 1967, he moved to the University of Barcelona. There, he was given the important role of chair in Philosophy. In 1978, he moved again to the National University of Distance Education (UNED). He taught there until he retired.
Emilio Lledó was chosen to join the Real Academia Española on November 11, 1993. This is a very important group that looks after the Spanish language. He officially took his seat on November 27, 1994.
What Emilio Lledó Thinks About Philosophy
Emilio Lledó believes that the history of philosophy is like a "collective memory." This means it's a way for all of humanity to remember its journey and growth. He thinks this memory can be understood through three main ideas:
- Ancient Greek Wisdom: He pays special attention to the ideas of ancient Greek thinkers. This includes the conversations written by Plato (called Platonic dialogues) and the ideas about right and wrong from Aristotle. He also studies Epicureanism, which is a philosophy about living a happy life.
- Language as a Key: Lledó sees language as the most important thing to study in philosophy. He believes that how we use words helps us understand how people think. This idea is also important in modern European thought.
- Memory and Writing: He explores how time and writing connect to our memory. He calls this a "philosophy of memory." It's about how writing helps us remember and understand human culture, like looking at old texts to find meaning.
Books by Emilio Lledó
Emilio Lledó has written many books. Here are some of his selected works:
- Filosofía y Lenguaje (Philosophy and Language), Ariel (1970)
- La Memoria del Logos (The Memory of Logos), Taurus (1984) ISBN: 84-306-1250-5
- Memoria de la Ética (Memory of Ethics), Taurus (1994) ISBN: 84-306-0094-9
- El Silencio de la Escritura (The Silence of Writing), Espasa (1998) ISBN: 84-239-7439-1
- El Surco del Tiempo: Meditaciones Sobre el Mito Platónico de la Escritura y la Memoria (The Furrow of Time: Meditations on the Platonic Myth of Writing and Memory), Crítica (2000) ISBN: 84-8432-144-4
- Elogio de la infelicidad (Praise of Unhappiness), Cuatro (2005) ISBN: 84-934176-0-2
- Ser Quien Eres: Ensayos para una Educación Democrática (Being Who You Are: Essays for a Democratic Education), University of Zaragoza (2009) ISBN: 84-92521-98-8
- Lenguaje e Historia (Language and History), Dykinson (2011) ISBN: 84-998221-0-X
- El Epicureísmo (Epicureanism), Taurus (2011) ISBN: 84-306-0869-9
- La Filosofía, Hoy (Philosophy, Today), RBA (2012) ISBN: 84-90064-20-2
- Los Libros y la Libertad (Books and Freedom), RBA (2013) ISBN: 84-90065-68-3.
- Palabra y humanidad (Word and Humanity), KRK (2015).
- Pensar es conversar. Diálogo entre filósofos (To Think is to Converse. Dialogue Between Philosophers), with Manuel Cruz, RBA (2015).
- Fidelidad a Grecia (Fidelity to Greece), Cuatro (2015) ISBN: 9788493856663.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Emilio Lledó has received many important awards for his work:
- He became a life member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin (1988).
- He was elected to the Royal Spanish Academy (1993).
- He won the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2004).
- He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2005).
- He was given the Lázaro Carreter Prize from the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation (2007).
- He won the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award (2015).
- A library in Salteras, his parents' hometown, has been named after him.
See also
In Spanish: Emilio Lledó para niños
