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Joxe Azurmendi

In this Basque name, the first surname is Azurmendi and the second is Otaegi.
Joxe Azurmendi
Joxe Azurmendi on the 50th anniversary of the magazine Jakin (2006)
Born (1941-03-19) 19 March 1941 (age 83)
Zegama, Basque Country, Spain
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country, University of Münster
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Relativism
Main interests
Modernity, Age of Enlightenment, Rationalism, Romanticism, social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of language, ethics, nationalism, Basque literature
Notable ideas
The State as secular church,[1] morality as a political weapon[2]
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Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi (born 19 March 1941) is a Basque writer, philosopher, essayist and poet. He has published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.[3]

He is member of Jakin and the director of Jakin irakurgaiak, a publishing house which has published over 40 books under his management. He also collaborated with the Klasikoak[4] publishing firm in the Basque translations of various philosophical works and was one of the founders of Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea (The Basque Summer University).[5] He is currently a Professor of Modern Philosophy and a lecturer at Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (The University of the Basque Country).[6] In 2010 he was awarded the title "honorary academic" by Euskaltzaindia (The Basque Language Academy).[7]

Azurmendi is an intellectual who studies the problem more than the solution. Azurmendi's essays cover modern European topics in great depth and knowledge. He has incorporated the philosophy and thinking of European thinkers, especially German ones. He often adopts a polemic tone.[8]

Joxe Azurmendi is, in the opinion of many, one of the most prolific and erudite thinkers in the Basque Country.[9][10]

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  3. ^ "Azurmendi, Joxe" Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Harluxet Hiztegi Entziklopedikoa (Encyclopedia Online in Basque)(Retrieved 29 October 2013)
  4. ^ Klasikoak Archived 14 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Collection of translations into the Basque language of the classics of universal thought (website of EHU)
  5. ^ Andoni Olariaga: "Joxe Azurmendi. Askatasunaren pentsalaria" in Alaitz Aizpuru, Eukal Herriko pentsamenduaren gida, Bilbo: UEU, 2012. p. 147
  6. ^ Joxe Azurmendi at The University of the Basque Country (EHU)
  7. ^ Joxe Azurmendi at The Basque Language Academy
  8. ^ Altzibar, Xabier. "The Essay in Basque" in Mari Jose Olaziregi (ed.), Basque Literary History, Reno, Center for Basque Studies/University of Nevada, pp. 283–84
  9. ^ Altzibar, Xabier. "The Essay in Basque" in Mari Jose Olaziregi (ed.), Basque Literary History, Reno: Center for Basque Studies/University of Nevada, 2012
  10. ^ Iturriotz, Ander (2010). "Zergatik Azurmendi?", Hegats, 45: 9–15.

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