Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola

Spanish philosopher (1917–1978)

In the history of thought, Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola is one of the names that keeps being returned to.

The record lists Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola as Spanish philosopher (1917–1978).

Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola was born at Madrid in 1917. His recorded nationality is Spain.

Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.

His academic posts were held at Complutense University of Madrid, University of Salamanca and University of Seville.

The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.

Recognition followed: Cross of Honour of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (1966).

That the work was done from Spain matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.

Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola died in 1978, aged 61. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.

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