In the history of thought, José Ferrater Mora is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists José Ferrater Mora as Spanish philosopher, professor and writer (1912-1991).
José Ferrater Mora was born at Barcelona in 1912. His recorded nationality is Spain. He studied at University of Barcelona.
Around the turn of the twentieth century philosophy split into traditions that largely stopped reading one another.
His academic posts were held at University of Barcelona and Bryn Mawr College.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Recognition followed: Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1984).
That the work was done from Spain matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
José Ferrater Mora died in 1991, aged 79. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise — 1984
- Held posts at University of Barcelona and Bryn Mawr College
