Emilio Lledó , renowned essayist, Spanish scholar and philosopher of 87 years won the Princess of Asturias Prize for Communications and Humanities in recognition of a lifetime of thinking about the nature of being human.
“thinker of international importance and exemplary career in the field of humanities, Lledó sees philosophy as meditation on language and emphasizes the natural tendency of human beings to communication” said the president of the jury to announce the award in a brief televised ceremony from Oviedo, in northern Spain.
“reason Endorses illustrated through a dialogue that promotes coexistence in freedom and democracy “said the jury, which chose Emilio Lledó the 28 candidates from 15 countries including the Mexican historian Miguel Leon-Portilla, a British journalist Christiane Amanpour of the American channel CNN, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo or Argentine comic-musical group Les Luthiers.
“I believe in the importance of words and communication to build the concept that human beings call today and Humanities that, for the Greeks, symbolized the idea of justice, truth, solidarity and philanthropy, “admitted the philosopher to thank an award for which he said he felt” special satisfaction and pride. “
The award Communication and Humanities is the third of eight each year since 1981 awarded the Prince of Asturias Foundation , now renamed Princess of Asturias Foundation in honor of the small Leonor de Borbón, 9, new heir the throne of Spain after the proclamation of his father, Philip VI, as the new monarch in June.
Emilio Lledó was born on November 5, 1927 in Sevailla. He studied philosophy at the Universities of Madrid and Heidelberg, Germany, where he met thinkers such as Hans-Georg Gadamer, Karl Löwith and Otto Regenbogen.
He later taught at both institutions as well as in the University of Barcelona and the National University of Distance Education in Madrid.
(El Comercio / AFP)
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