Jesús Padilla Gálvez
Encyclopedia
Jesús Padilla Gálvez is a philosopher who worked primarily in philosophy of language
, logic
, and the history of sciences. Studied Philosophy, History and Mathematics at the University of Cologne
(Germany) and was awarded the M.A. in 1983 and a Dr. phil. in Philosophy
in 1988. He was Research Assistant (1988–1991) at the University of Murcia (Spain) and later held the post of Associate Professor (1992–1994) for Logic
and Philosophy of Language
at the University of León (Spain). From 1994 to 1999 he was Visiting Professor at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz (Austria). Since 1999 he has been Professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
in Toledo
(Spain). He has held visiting posts at the Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), Graz (Austria), Potsdam (Germany), Cambridge (United Kingdom), Munich (Germany) and Oxford (United Kingdom).
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
, logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
, and the history of sciences. Studied Philosophy, History and Mathematics at the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
(Germany) and was awarded the M.A. in 1983 and a Dr. phil. in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in 1988. He was Research Assistant (1988–1991) at the University of Murcia (Spain) and later held the post of Associate Professor (1992–1994) for Logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
and Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
at the University of León (Spain). From 1994 to 1999 he was Visiting Professor at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz (Austria). Since 1999 he has been Professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
University of Castilla-La Mancha
The University of Castilla-La Mancha, offers courses in the cities of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Toledo, Almadén, Talavera de la Reina and Puertollano. This university was recognised by law on 39 June 1982, and began to operate three years later....
in Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
(Spain). He has held visiting posts at the Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), Graz (Austria), Potsdam (Germany), Cambridge (United Kingdom), Munich (Germany) and Oxford (United Kingdom).
External links
- Web from Jesús Padilla Gálvez, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha http://www.uclm.es/profesorado/jpadilla/
- Das Elend der Philosophie in Spanien http://www.information-philosophie.de/philosophie/spanien.html
- Die Verwendung des Wortes "Ich" bei L. Wittgenstein http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/dlwg/ws03/06-1-95.txt
- Sobre creencias, la forma general del enunciado y el alma. Una relectura de TLP 5.54 – 5.5423 http://www2.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0798-11712005000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso
- Minima visibilia http://www.revele.com.ve//pdf/episteme/vol25-n1/pag53.pdf
- La variación como procedimiento de investigación. Una nueva aproximación a las obras de L. Wittgenstein http://www.revele.com.ve//pdf/episteme/vol26-n1/pag163.pdf