Juan Nuño
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Juan Antonio Nuño Montes (Madrid
, 27 March 1927 - Caracas
, 5 May 1995) was a philosopher, writer and university professor.
After leaving Spain in 1947, Nuño settled in Venezuela where he studied philosophy at the Central University of Venezuela
. In 1951 he studied at the University of Cambridge
and the University of Paris
. In 1962 he finished his doctoral degree under Juan David García Bacca
at the Central University of Venezuela and spent a year in Switzerland studying with Józef Maria Bocheński
. He was the chair of the Instituto de Filosofía de la UCV from 1975 to 1979. In 1976 he became a member of the International Institute of Philosophy of Unesco
(París). He taught at the Universidad Complutense, University of Barcelona
, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
, San Marcos University and the UNAM
, where he founded the journal Crítica of the Instituto de investigaciones Filosóficas.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 27 March 1927 - Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, 5 May 1995) was a philosopher, writer and university professor.
After leaving Spain in 1947, Nuño settled in Venezuela where he studied philosophy at the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
. In 1951 he studied at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. In 1962 he finished his doctoral degree under Juan David García Bacca
Juan David García Bacca
Juan David García Bacca , was a Spanish-Venezuelan philosopher and university professor....
at the Central University of Venezuela and spent a year in Switzerland studying with Józef Maria Bocheński
Józef Maria Bochenski
Józef Maria Bocheński was a Polish Dominican, logician and philosopher.-Life:...
. He was the chair of the Instituto de Filosofía de la UCV from 1975 to 1979. In 1976 he became a member of the International Institute of Philosophy of Unesco
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
(París). He taught at the Universidad Complutense, University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras , also referred to as UPR-RP, is a public research university located on a campus in Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico...
, San Marcos University and the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
, where he founded the journal Crítica of the Instituto de investigaciones Filosóficas.
Works
- La filosofía en Borges (México: FCE, 1986) ISBN 9788493392178
- El pensamiento de Platón (México, FCE 2007) ISBN 978-8437506098
- Los mitos filosóficos (México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985)
- Sionismo, marxismo, antisemitismo : la cuestión judía revisitada (Caracas: Monte Ávila, 1987) ISBN 9789800101827
- La veneración de las astucias (Caracas: Monte Ávila, 1989)
- La escuela de la sospecha: Nuevos ensayos polémicos (Caracas: Monte Avila, 1990) ISBN 9789800103265
- Fin de siglo (México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1991)
- Escuchar con los ojos (Caracas: Monte Avila, 1993) ISBN 9789800107621
- Ética y. cibernética: ensayos filosóficos (Caracas: Monte Ávila Latinoamericana, 1994)