Eduardo Rabossi
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Eduardo Rabossi was an Argentine
philosopher and human rights
activist.
on March 20, 1930 and graduated in Law at the University of Buenos Aires. Afterwards, he obtained his M.A. on philosophy at Duke University
.
He is credited as a pioneer of analytic philosophy
in Argentina. He was one of the founders and president of SADAF, the Argentine Society of Analytic Philosophy and the editor of its journal, Análisis filosófico
.
Rabossi's political commitment began when Gen. Onganía
toppled Arturo Illia's democratic government in 1966. He was designated by President Raúl Alfonsín
member of the CONADEP
, the national Commission to determine the fate of desaparecidos, and as Undersecretary of Human Rights.
He was also a member of APDH.
He died in Cuzco
, Perú
on November 11, 2005, while participating in a professional congress.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
philosopher and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist.
Biography
Eduardo Rabossi was born in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
on March 20, 1930 and graduated in Law at the University of Buenos Aires. Afterwards, he obtained his M.A. on philosophy at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
He is credited as a pioneer of analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century...
in Argentina. He was one of the founders and president of SADAF, the Argentine Society of Analytic Philosophy and the editor of its journal, Análisis filosófico
Análisis Filosófico
Análisis Filosófico is a peer-reviewed biannual open access academic journal that publishes scholarly articles on theoretical and practical philosophy "in order to contribute to philosophical analysis development." The journal was established in 1981 as the official journal of the Argentine Society...
.
Rabossi's political commitment began when Gen. Onganía
Juan Carlos Onganía
Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo was de facto president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling, in a coup d’état self-named Revolución Argentina , the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .-Economic and social...
toppled Arturo Illia's democratic government in 1966. He was designated by President Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...
member of the CONADEP
Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas
National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons was an Argentine organization created by President Raúl Alfonsín on 15 December 1983, shortly after his inauguration, to investigate the fate of the desaparecidos and other human rights violations performed during the military dictatorship...
, the national Commission to determine the fate of desaparecidos, and as Undersecretary of Human Rights.
He was also a member of APDH.
He died in Cuzco
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
, Perú
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
on November 11, 2005, while participating in a professional congress.
Works
- Filosofía de la mente y ciencia cognitiva, 1995
- La filosofía y el filosofar, 1994
- La carta universal de los derechos humanos, 1987
- Etica y análisis, 1985
- Philosophical Analysis in Latin America, 1982 (редактор)
- Estudios éticos, 1977
- Análisis filosófico, lenguaje y metafísica, 1977
- La justificación moral del castigo, 1976